Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 13.9% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 85.5% more for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩11,065
|
$15.00
€14.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,550
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,228
|
$2.91
€2.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,181
|
$1.91
€1.83
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,347
|
$1.85
€1.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,163
|
$6.52
€6.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,318
|
$5.13
€4.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,295
|
$3.48
€3.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,652
|
$4.94
€4.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,632
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,176
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,428
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,771
|
$1.49
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,431
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,948
|
$0.66
€0.64
|
|
pay 16.8% more for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,444
|
$6.03
€5.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩62,367
|
$39.66
€38.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166
|
$27,865.84
€26,747.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,266
|
$11.49
€11.03
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
|
Seoul
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩31,284
|
$33.52
€32.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,240,434
|
$942.82
€904.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩688,967
|
$774.26
€743.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩187,295
|
$192.52
€184.80
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩541,411
|
$485.78
€466.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩29,189,815
|
$8,574.10
€8,230.09
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩5,030
|
$3.22
€3.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,059
|
$2.32
€2.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,527
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩75,463
|
$46.17
€44.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩15,089
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩83,045
|
$88.79
€85.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩65,513
|
$42.55
€40.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩121,761
|
$103.31
€99.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩175,410
|
$127.18
€122.08
|
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