Ljubljana vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ljubljana	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1719	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3951	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$485	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.8	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2014	$4720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	81	97
🏙️ Population	284K	8.8M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 53% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 3144th and 28th ($1719 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovenia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Slovenia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.3 months in London. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 653rd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ljubljana vs London

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	Ljubljana	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.5	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$974	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$749	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1303	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6691	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5077	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.4	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$655	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14187	$25686

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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

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178