Barcelona vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3340
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$62.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1694
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
98
40
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
1.64M
284K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 23% more expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 2423rd and 3657th ($1773 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Slovenia, respectively. Check Spain vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.2 months in Ljubljana. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 193rd and 516th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1074
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$5102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$82.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$11214

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Ljubljana

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1274
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1197
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1081
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1279
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1102
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1581
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1301
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1271
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1284
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$997
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1133
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1242
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1658
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1008
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$929
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1252
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1393
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1381
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$558
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1424
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$913
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1345
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1438
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1410
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1396
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$747
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$517
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1688
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1593
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$503
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1219