Barcelona vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$3519
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$863
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1752
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
98
40
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
1.66M
284K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 26% more expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 2198th and 3687th ($1887 vs $1500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 238th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$8.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$805
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$5439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$4196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$92.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$11580

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Ljubljana

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1270
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1217
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1146
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1247
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1362
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1174
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1674
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1361
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1347
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1366
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$926
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1143
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1254
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1764
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1061
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$880
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1351
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1424
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1492
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$618
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1393
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$999
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1656
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1553
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1568
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1566
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$789
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$663
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1706
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1666
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$566
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1265