Bucharest vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$1468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$3437
🏠 One person rent
$474
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1506
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$427
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$1669
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
77
40
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
1.72M
284K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 33% less expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 5565th and 3558th ($988 vs $1468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Ljubljana. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 645th and 615th 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
$10.5
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$1572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$5385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$4113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$7.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$12510

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$704
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$629
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$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
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$722
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$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1261
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$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