Cost of living comparison

 Ljubljana, Slovenia
compared to
 Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Helsinki is 21.4% more expensive than Ljubljana.

Restaurants
pay 19.2% more in Helsinki
Groceries
pay 11.6% more in Helsinki
Transportation
pay 45.6% more in Helsinki
Housing
pay 12.8% less in Helsinki
Childcare
pay 3.9% less in Helsinki
Entertainment and Sports
pay 100.0% more in Helsinki
Clothing
pay 9.7% less in Helsinki

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Helsinki are more expensive than in Ljubljana. Expenses including housing, clothing, and childcare are lower in Helsinki. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Helsinki.

Helsinki vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Helsinki instead of Ljubljana, you would:

pay 19.2% more for restaurants

 
Ljubljana
Helsinki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
€13.22
$18.76
€16.53
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.57
€7.56
$11.79
€10.39
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.91
€2.56
$3.14
€2.77

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

 
Ljubljana
Helsinki
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
€1.63
$2.89
€2.54
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.52
€5.75
$4.13
€3.64
Milk (1 gallon) $5.13
€4.52
$5.15
€4.54

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pay 45.6% more for transportation

 
Ljubljana
Helsinki
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.03
€5.31
$7.50
€6.61
Monthly public transit pass $39.66
€34.95
$71.38
€62.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,865.84
€24,556.49
$34,296.42
€30,223.38

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pay 12.8% less for housing

 
Ljubljana
Helsinki
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.52
€29.54
$22.48
€19.81
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $942.82
€830.85
$1,111.66
€979.64
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $774.26
€682.31
$870.64
€767.24

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pay 3.9% less for childcare

 
Ljubljana
Helsinki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $485.78
€428.09
$338.03
€297.89
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,574.10
€7,555.84
$10,508.28
€9,260.32

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pay 100.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ljubljana
Helsinki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.22
€2.83
$8.57
€7.56
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.32
€2.04
$4.76
€4.20
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.36
€4.72
$11.36
€10.01

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pay 9.7% less for clothing

 
Ljubljana
Helsinki
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$88.79
€78.24
$100.00
€88.12
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.55
€37.50
$31.76
€27.99
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.31
€91.04
$89.57
€78.93

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