Cost of living comparison

Ljubljana, Slovenia

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 49.1% more expensive than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 41.5% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 77.5% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 40.5% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 63.5% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in Wellington

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, groceries, housing, and clothing in Wellington are more expensive than in Ljubljana. Notably, entertainment and sports and transportation are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.3% more for restaurants

	Ljubljana	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 €12.99	$14.93 NZ$24.81	-0.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 €7.42	$8.96 NZ$14.89	+4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 €2.52	$2.57 NZ$4.28	-11.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.65	$2.15 NZ$3.58	+12.7%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 41.5% more for groceries

	Ljubljana	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.60	$1.96 NZ$3.26	+6.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 €5.65	$4.15 NZ$6.89	-36.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.44	$6.98 NZ$11.60	+36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.48 €3.02	$6.84 NZ$11.37	+96.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.94 €4.28	$5.06 NZ$8.41	+2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.76	$1.40 NZ$2.32	+59.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.67	$1.09 NZ$1.81	+41.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$1.48 NZ$2.45	+57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 €1.29	$2.61 NZ$4.34	+74.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.46	$1.01 NZ$1.68	+92.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.58	$0.84 NZ$1.39	+26.2%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 77.5% more for transportation

	Ljubljana	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 €5.22	$6.42 NZ$10.67	+6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.66 €34.34	$127.57 NZ$211.97	+221.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,865.84 €24,127.30	$34,339.84 NZ$57,060.55	+23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.49 €9.95	$18.22 NZ$30.27	+58.5%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 40.5% more for housing

	Ljubljana	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.52 €29.02	$54.27 NZ$90.17	+61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$942.82 €816.33	$1,487.35 NZ$2,471.44	+57.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$774.26 €670.38	$1,335.17 NZ$2,218.58	+72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.52 €166.69	$134.11 NZ$222.84	-30.3%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 63.5% more for childcare

	Ljubljana	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$485.78 €420.60	$871.44 NZ$1,448.01	+79.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,574.10 €7,423.79	$12,649.75 NZ$21,019.37	+47.5%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 €2.78	$7.17 NZ$11.91	+122.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 €2.01	$3.41 NZ$5.67	+47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.36 €4.64	$24.46 NZ$40.64	+356.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.17 €39.98	$39.85 NZ$66.21	-13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €7.42	$12.24 NZ$20.34	+42.8%
Average			+111.1%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Ljubljana	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.79 €76.88	$75.78 NZ$125.92	-14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.55 €36.84	$55.09 NZ$91.54	+29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.31 €89.45	$119.44 NZ$198.47	+15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.18 €110.12	$129.60 NZ$215.34	+1.9%
Average			+8.1%

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