Ljubljana vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3340
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$829
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.8
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1694
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
40
92
😀 Quality of life
79
85
🏙️ Population
284K
1.36M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 6% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 3657th and 3308th ($1438 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 516th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ljubljana Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.7
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$781
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1410
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1074
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.29%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5102
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.45
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.11
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.14
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11214
$11372

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$1274
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$1058
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1197
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1081
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1279
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1102
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1581
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1301
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1271
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1284
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$997
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1133
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1242
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1658
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1008
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$929
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1252
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1393
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1381
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$558
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1424
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$913
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1345
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1438
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1410
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1396
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$747
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$517
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1688
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1593
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$503
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1219

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002