Ljubljana vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ljubljana	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1468	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3437	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$859	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.4	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1669	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	79	100
🏙️ Population	284K	5.03M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 33% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3558th and 1365th ($1468 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Slovenia and Australia, respectively. Check Slovenia vs Australia comparison.

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

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Prices in Ljubljana vs Melbourne

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	Ljubljana	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.19	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$643	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1572	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1151	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4113	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.36	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.88	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.4	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$478	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12510	$19705

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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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963