Belgrade vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1349
$1719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3200
$3951
🏠 One person rent
$719
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$1228
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1238
$2014
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
50
40
😀 Quality of life
73
81
🏙️ Population
1.2M
284K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 22% less expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 4429th and 3144th ($1349 vs $1719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Slovenia, respectively. Check Serbia vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 1.2 months in Ljubljana. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 2274th and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Ljubljana

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Belgrade Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$1744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$1303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5349
$6691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3213
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$6.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.02
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.31
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$655
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11454
$14187

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1168
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$841
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$932
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$727
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1119
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$824
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$1019
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$718
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1092
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$972
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$941
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$758
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1139
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893

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