Ljubljana vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ljubljana	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1438	$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3340	$5671
🏠 One person rent	$829	$1643
🏘️ Family rent	$1418	$2600
🍽️ Food expenses	$424	$800
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.8	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1694	$3682
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	40	53
😀 Quality of life	79	89
🏙️ Population	284K	140K

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 47% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 3657th and 344th ($1438 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovenia and Iceland, respectively. Check Slovenia vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 516th and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ljubljana	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.7	$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$10.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$781	$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1410	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.29%	8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5102	$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3992	$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.6	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.22	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.45	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.11	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.46	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.14	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.3	$83
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.6	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11214	$6072

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Cities near Ljubljana

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Kranj	$1274
57 km or 36 mi	Novo Mesto	$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

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2460
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2023
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2011
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1952
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1629
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1554
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1662
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1524
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1537
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1659
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1734
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1670
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$1884
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1527
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1642
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1514
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1731
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1520
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1651
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2043
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1741
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1305
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1643
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1539
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2244
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1869
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1723
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2175
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1928
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1632
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2391
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$1991