Ljubljana vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ljubljana	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1719	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3951	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$485	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.8	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2014	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	40	99
😀 Quality of life	81	93
🏙️ Population	284K	3.9M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 50% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 3144th and 62nd ($1719 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Slovenia and the United States, respectively. Check Slovenia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 653rd and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ljubljana vs Los Angeles

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	Ljubljana	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.5	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$974	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$749	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1303	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6691	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5077	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.4	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$655	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14187	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000