Ljubljana vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1719
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3951
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.8
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$2366
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
40
93
😀 Quality of life
81
89
🏙️ Population
284K
1.4M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 9% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 3144th and 2377th ($1719 vs $1899) 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 1.2 months in Prague. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 653rd and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ljubljana Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$749
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1303
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6691
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5077
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$655
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14187
$19039

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$1396
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$1347
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$1752
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1409
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1659
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1342
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1648
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1372
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1381
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1517
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$1072
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1279
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1487
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1681
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1029
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1409
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1409
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1556
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$661
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1441
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$1144
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1747
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1734
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1607
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1659
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$917
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$733
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1929
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1876
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$586
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1533

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340