Ljubljana vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ljubljana	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1468	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3437	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$859	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.4	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1669	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	40	92
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	284K	2.75M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 15% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3558th and 2624th ($1468 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Slovenia and Italy, respectively. Check Slovenia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 615th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ljubljana vs Rome

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	Ljubljana	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.19	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$643	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1572	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1151	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4113	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.36	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.88	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.4	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$478	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12510	$9864

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Cities near Ljubljana

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Kranj	$1261
57 km or 36 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
58 km or 36 mi	Velenje	$1157
61 km or 38 mi	Celje	$1116
65 km or 40 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
68 km or 42 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
70 km or 44 mi	Gorizia	$1223
72 km or 45 mi	Trieste	$1421
80 km or 50 mi	Rijeka	$1152
82 km or 51 mi	Villach	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Izola	$1263
91 km or 57 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Piran	$1247
99 km or 62 mi	Udine	$1307
102 km or 63 mi	Karlovac	$912
102 km or 64 mi	Maribor	$1082
114 km or 71 mi	Zagreb	$1253
126 km or 78 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
133 km or 83 mi	Graz	$1594
142 km or 88 mi	Pula	$941
143 km or 89 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
144 km or 89 mi	Pordenone	$1272
155 km or 96 mi	Leoben	$1263
158 km or 98 mi	San Dona di Piave	$1403
165 km or 103 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
173 km or 107 mi	Bihac	$556
178 km or 110 mi	Belluno	$1284
180 km or 112 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
181 km or 113 mi	Treviso	$1502
183 km or 113 mi	Venice	$1522
187 km or 116 mi	Mestre	$1450
196 km or 122 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
197 km or 122 mi	Mirano	$1375
199 km or 124 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Szombathely	$701
208 km or 130 mi	Prijedor	$659
210 km or 131 mi	Hallein	$1692
217 km or 135 mi	Padua	$1581
220 km or 137 mi	Sanski Most	$558
222 km or 138 mi	Zadar	$1122

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201