Columbus vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$3519
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$863
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
40
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
906K
284K

The cost of living in Columbus is 50% more expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 1248th and 3687th ($2252 vs $1500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 1st in the United States and Slovenia, respectively. Check the United States vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.2 months in Ljubljana. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 242nd and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$805
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$5439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$4196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$92.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$11580

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near Ljubljana

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1270
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1217
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1146
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1247
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1362
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1174
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1674
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1361
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1347
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1366
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$926
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1143
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1254
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1764
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1061
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$880
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1351
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1424
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1492
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$618
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1393
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$999
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1656
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1553
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1568
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1566
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$789
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$663
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1706
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1666
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$566
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1265