Bucharest vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$3951
🏠 One person rent
$562
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$2014
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
78
40
😀 Quality of life
84
81
🏙️ Population
1.72M
284K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 33% less expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 4877th and 3144th ($1148 vs $1719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Slovenia, respectively. Check Romania vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Ljubljana. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 482nd and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Ljubljana

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Bucharest Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$1303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$6691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$6.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$655
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$14187

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
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$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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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