Cologne vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$3437
🏠 One person rent
$947
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1506
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$427
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$1669
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
40
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
1.09M
284K

The cost of living in Cologne is 19% more expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 2551st and 3558th ($1744 vs $1468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Germany and Slovenia, respectively. Check Germany vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.1 months in Ljubljana. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 12th and 615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Ljubljana

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Cologne Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$5385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$4113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$12510

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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