Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 21.0% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Ljubljana
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$24.89
|
$15.16
€14.14
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.93
|
$8.66
€8.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.09
|
$2.72
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.55
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Ljubljana
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.50
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.45
|
$6.41
€5.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.04
|
$5.27
€4.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.47
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.65
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.36
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.89
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.43
|
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.28
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.79
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.53
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
pay 28.3% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.84
|
$6.01
€5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$190.39
|
$40.07
€37.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,272.78
|
$27,724.47
€25,861.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.63
|
$11.56
€10.78
|
|
pay 21.7% less for housing
Wellington
|
Ljubljana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$94.20
|
$33.13
€30.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,490.02
|
$916.93
€855.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,252.72
|
$738.60
€688.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$221.12
|
$190.23
€177.45
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,275.86
|
$469.29
€437.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,178.85
|
$11,290.14
€10,531.68
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.95
|
$3.52
€3.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.57
|
$2.30
€2.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.13
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$62.92
|
$45.09
€42.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.91
|
$8.66
€8.08
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Ljubljana
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$131.47
|
$79.58
€74.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$87.17
|
$40.89
€38.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$204.81
|
$104.24
€97.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$211.95
|
$129.44
€120.75
|
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