Ljubljana vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1695
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3957
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$1005
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$1744
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.8
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1964
$2307
😷 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 11% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 3267th and 2387th ($1695 vs $1909) 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 678th and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ljubljana Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$923
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1665
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6582
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5043
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.42
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.3
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.88
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$629
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14660
$17389

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$1375
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$1771
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$1158
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1434
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1661
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1360
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1677
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1448
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1430
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1483
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$1054
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1317
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1485
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1708
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$952
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1417
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1391
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1592
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$676
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1500
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$1171
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1809
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1611
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1671
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1716
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$875
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$723
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1944
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1855
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$629
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1457

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383