Ljubljana vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ljubljana	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1468	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3437	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$859	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.4	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1669	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	40	19
😀 Quality of life	79	75
🏙️ Population	284K	630K

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 29% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 3558th and 4672nd ($1468 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Slovenia and Italy, respectively. Check Slovenia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 615th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ljubljana vs Palermo

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	Ljubljana	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.19	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$643	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1572	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1151	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4113	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.36	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.88	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.4	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$478	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12510	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159