Barcelona vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3951
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$2014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	98	40
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	1.73M	284K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 24% more expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 1659th and 3144th ($2129 vs $1719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Slovenia, respectively. Check Spain vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 174th and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Ljubljana

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	Barcelona	Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$3.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$1744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$6691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$6.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$655
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$14187

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Ljubljana

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Kranj	$1431
57 km or 36 mi	Novo Mesto	$1188
58 km or 36 mi	Velenje	$1396
61 km or 38 mi	Celje	$1347
65 km or 40 mi	Klagenfurt	$1752
68 km or 42 mi	Nova Gorica	$1170
70 km or 44 mi	Gorizia	$1409
72 km or 45 mi	Trieste	$1659
80 km or 50 mi	Rijeka	$1342
82 km or 51 mi	Villach	$1648
87 km or 54 mi	Izola	$1372
91 km or 57 mi	Wolfsberg	$1436
94 km or 58 mi	Piran	$1381
99 km or 62 mi	Udine	$1517
102 km or 63 mi	Karlovac	$1072
102 km or 64 mi	Maribor	$1279
114 km or 71 mi	Zagreb	$1487
126 km or 78 mi	Velika Gorica	$1265
133 km or 83 mi	Graz	$1681
142 km or 88 mi	Pula	$1029
143 km or 89 mi	Murska Sobota	$1043
144 km or 89 mi	Pordenone	$1409
155 km or 96 mi	Leoben	$1409
158 km or 98 mi	San Dona di Piave	$1556
165 km or 103 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
173 km or 107 mi	Bihac	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Belluno	$1441
180 km or 112 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
181 km or 113 mi	Treviso	$1747
183 km or 113 mi	Venice	$1734
187 km or 116 mi	Mestre	$1607
196 km or 122 mi	Nagykanizsa	$911
197 km or 122 mi	Mirano	$1659
199 km or 124 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
208 km or 129 mi	Szombathely	$917
208 km or 130 mi	Prijedor	$733
210 km or 131 mi	Hallein	$1929
217 km or 135 mi	Padua	$1876
220 km or 137 mi	Sanski Most	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Zadar	$1533