Ljubljana vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ljubljana	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1468	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3437	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$859	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.4	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1669	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	79	95
🏙️ Population	284K	8.8M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 67% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3558th and 3rd ($1468 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.1 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 615th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ljubljana vs New York City

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	Ljubljana	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.19	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$643	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1572	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1151	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4113	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.36	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.88	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.4	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$478	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12510	$21465

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111