Ljubljana vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3838
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$962
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1677
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.6
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1837
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
39
29
😀 Quality of life
82
32
🏙️ Population
284K
42.7K

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 199% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3363rd and 8291st ($1640 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Slovenia and Kenya, respectively. Check Slovenia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ljubljana compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 631st and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ljubljana Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.23
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1611
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6187
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4710
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.2
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.09
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.9
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14151
$8839

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$1195
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1383
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$1340
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
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$1081
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1398
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1600
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1316
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1756
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1386
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1377
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1415
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$1033
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1236
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1437
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1685
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$858
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1379
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1378
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1560
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$665
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1478
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$1113
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1734
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1704
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1615
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1665
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$823
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$685
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1880
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1769
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$617
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1322

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$460
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$811
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$420
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$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524