Brisbane vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$1468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$3437
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$1506
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$1669
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	40
😀 Quality of life	97	79
🏙️ Population	2.71M	284K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 37% more expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 1792nd and 3558th ($2016 vs $1468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Australia and Slovenia, respectively. Check Australia vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.1 months in Ljubljana. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 7th and 615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Ljubljana

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	Brisbane	Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$1572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$5385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$4113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$12510

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Ljubljana

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Kranj	$1261
57 km or 36 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
58 km or 36 mi	Velenje	$1157
61 km or 38 mi	Celje	$1116
65 km or 40 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
68 km or 42 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
70 km or 44 mi	Gorizia	$1223
72 km or 45 mi	Trieste	$1421
80 km or 50 mi	Rijeka	$1152
82 km or 51 mi	Villach	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Izola	$1263
91 km or 57 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Piran	$1247
99 km or 62 mi	Udine	$1307
102 km or 63 mi	Karlovac	$912
102 km or 64 mi	Maribor	$1082
114 km or 71 mi	Zagreb	$1253
126 km or 78 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
133 km or 83 mi	Graz	$1594
142 km or 88 mi	Pula	$941
143 km or 89 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
144 km or 89 mi	Pordenone	$1272
155 km or 96 mi	Leoben	$1263
158 km or 98 mi	San Dona di Piave	$1403
165 km or 103 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
173 km or 107 mi	Bihac	$556
178 km or 110 mi	Belluno	$1284
180 km or 112 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
181 km or 113 mi	Treviso	$1502
183 km or 113 mi	Venice	$1522
187 km or 116 mi	Mestre	$1450
196 km or 122 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
197 km or 122 mi	Mirano	$1375
199 km or 124 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Szombathely	$701
208 km or 130 mi	Prijedor	$659
210 km or 131 mi	Hallein	$1692
217 km or 135 mi	Padua	$1581
220 km or 137 mi	Sanski Most	$558
222 km or 138 mi	Zadar	$1122