Edinburgh vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$1719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$3951
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$2014
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
88
40
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
488K
284K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 34% more expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 1307th and 3144th ($2295 vs $1719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Slovenia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.2 months in Ljubljana. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 83rd and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Ljubljana

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Edinburgh Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$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
$1471
$974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$1744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$1303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$6691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$6.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$655
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$14187

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Ljubljana

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