Showing posts with label Ljubljana cost of living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ljubljana cost of living. Show all posts

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Moving to Ljubljana

Today we look at moving to Ljubljana in Slovenia from Apia in Samoa. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Ljubljana people speak Slovene. In Apia people speak Samoan and English.

Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. Apia is the capital and the largest city of Samoa. Industry is Ljubljana's most important employer, notably pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals and food processing. Apia Harbour is by far the largest and busiest harbour in Samoa. Apia is served by a good road network, which is generally kept reasonably well maintained.

The overall cost of living rank in Ljubljana is 165 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with middle cost of living locations.  An expatriate moving from Apia to Ljubljana will experience a change in cost of living of -7.5%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Ljubljana is ranked as a high degree of hardship location with a hardship index of 30% compared to Apia with a hardship index of 30% which is a high degree of hardship location.

Source: Cost of Living Ljubljana Slovenia as at July 2011.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Slovenia, Ljubljana Cost of Living April 2010

Country Full Name: Republic of Slovenia.

Location: Slovenia is in Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia.

Country Climate: Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east.

Country Terrain: A short coastal strip on the Adriatic, an alpine mountain region adjacent to Italy and Austria, mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east.

Major Languages: Slovene.

Major Religions: Christianity.

Country Population: 2.0 million (2008 est.) 2.0 million (2009 est.).

Country Economy: The economy of Slovenia is developed and enjoys prosperity and stability, as well as a GDP per capita substantially higher than that of the other transitioning economies of Central Europe.

Currency: Euro (EUR).

Country Inflation: 5.7% (2008 est.) 0.5% (2009 est.).

City: Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city.

City Economy: Industry is Ljubljana's most important employer, notably pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals and food processing.
Cost of Living: Ljubljana has an overall cost of living index which equates it with middle cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Ljubljana is currently ranked 155 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.

For more cost of living information on Slovenia, Ljubljana