Cost of living comparison
Apia is 9.8% more expensive than Ljubljana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.1% more in Apia
- Groceries
-
pay 15.6% less in Apia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.0% more in Apia
- Clothing
-
pay 31.4% less in Apia
The cost of restaurants and entertainment and sports in Apia are more expensive than in Ljubljana. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Apia.
If you lived in Apia instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 68.1% more for restaurants
|
Ljubljana
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€13.21
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€7.55
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.56
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.68
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.74
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.52
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.07
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.35
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.83
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.31
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.31
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€34.91
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€24,534.12
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.12
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€29.51
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€830.09
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€681.68
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€169.50
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€427.70
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,548.96
|
?? |
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.83
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.04
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.72
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€40.65
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.55
|
?? | |
pay 31.4% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€78.17
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€37.46
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€90.95
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€111.98
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
|
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