Ljubljana vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Ljubljana Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1500
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3519
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$863
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1752
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
40
30
😀 Quality of life
78
25
🏙️ Population
284K
42.7K

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 180% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3687th and 8393rd ($1500 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Slovenia and Kenya, respectively. Check Slovenia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ljubljana compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 632nd and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Ljubljana vs Meru infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Ljubljana vs Meru

Prices for goods and services in Ljubljana and Meru are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Ljubljana Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.79
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1568
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5439
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4196
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.52
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.97
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.33
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.5
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11580
$8360

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ljubljana

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1270
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1217
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1146
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1247
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1362
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1174
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1674
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1361
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1347
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1366
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$926
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1143
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1254
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1764
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1061
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$880
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1351
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1424
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1492
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$618
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1393
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$999
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1656
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1553
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1568
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1566
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$789
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$663
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1706
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1666
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$566
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1265

Cities near Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545