Ljubljana vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1500
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3519
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$863
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1752
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
40
92
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
284K
1.38M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 9% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 3687th and 3084th ($1500 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Slovenia and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Slovenia vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 632nd and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ljubljana Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.79
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1568
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5439
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4196
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.9
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.52
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.97
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.33
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.5
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11580
$12545

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$1270
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141