Ljubljana vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1468
$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3437
$4624
🏠 One person rent
$859
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1669
$3115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
40
50
😀 Quality of life
79
90
🏙️ Population
284K
1.02M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 29% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3558th and 1701st ($1468 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Slovenia and Canada, respectively. Check Slovenia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 615th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ljubljana Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$643
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1572
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1151
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4113
$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.88
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53
$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.4
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12510
$19030

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$1116
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$985
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$1223
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1421
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$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
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$912
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1082
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$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

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7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
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$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
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$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
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$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
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$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800