Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 56.8% more expensive than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.2% more in Slovenia
- Groceries
-
pay 37.2% more in Slovenia
- Transportation
-
pay 10.7% less in Slovenia
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Slovenia
- Childcare
-
pay 2.6 times more in Slovenia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.0% more in Slovenia
- Clothing
-
pay 24.5% more in Slovenia
The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Slovenia are more expensive than in Albania. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Slovenia.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 56.2% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL772
|
$11.25
€10.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL643
|
$8.28
€7.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL153
|
$2.75
€2.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL488
|
$7.12
€6.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL664
|
$4.94
€4.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
$3.18
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL287
|
$4.48
€4.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL54
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL62
|
$1.43
€1.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL721
|
$5.73
€5.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,627
|
$28.71
€26.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
|
$23,757.42
€21,844.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,832
|
$11.32
€10.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,477
|
$32.10
€29.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,319
|
$611.64
€562.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL29,969
|
$506.97
€466.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,320
|
$206.52
€189.90
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,551
|
$480.15
€441.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL324,262
|
$8,455.02
€7,774.37
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL240
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL164
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL342
|
$5.39
€4.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,101
|
$44.69
€41.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL705
|
$7.50
€6.90
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,692
|
$97.87
€89.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,746
|
$33.87
€31.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,382
|
$105.89
€97.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,183
|
$128.14
€117.82
|
|
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