Cost of living comparison

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Ljubljana is 13.3% more expensive than Warsaw.

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

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pay 29.9% more for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.90
PLN40.55
$15.00
€14.23
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.66
PLN35.48
$8.57
€8.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.79
PLN7.35
$2.91
€2.76

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pay 41.0% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Ljubljana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.09
PLN4.46
$1.85
€1.76
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.36
PLN17.86
$6.52
€6.18
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
PLN15.55
$5.13
€4.87

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pay 19.7% more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.20
PLN25.40
$6.03
€5.72
Monthly public transit pass $27.22
PLN111.51
$39.66
€37.61
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
$27,865.84
€26,426.90

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pay 15.5% more for housing

 
Warsaw
Ljubljana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.20
PLN70.44
$33.52
€31.79
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
$942.82
€894.13
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $832.44
PLN3,410.26
$774.26
€734.28

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pay 18.1% less for childcare

 
Warsaw
Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.82
PLN2,080.41
$485.78
€460.69
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
$8,574.10
€8,131.36

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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.71
PLN15.21
$3.22
€3.05
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.66
PLN15.00
$2.32
€2.20
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.76
PLN19.51
$5.36
€5.08

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

 
Warsaw
Ljubljana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.45
PLN366.45
$88.79
€84.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.56
PLN170.24
$42.55
€40.35
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.32
PLN361.83
$103.31
€97.97

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