Ljubljana vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ljubljana	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1719	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3951	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$485	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.8	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2014	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	40	85
😀 Quality of life	81	71
🏙️ Population	284K	5.65M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 51% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3144th and 4898th ($1719 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Slovenia and Russia, respectively. Check Slovenia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 653rd and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ljubljana vs Saint Petersburg

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	Ljubljana	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.5	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$974	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$749	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1303	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6691	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5077	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.4	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$655	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14187	$13865

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Cities near Ljubljana

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Kranj	$1431
57 km or 36 mi	Novo Mesto	$1188
58 km or 36 mi	Velenje	$1396
61 km or 38 mi	Celje	$1347
65 km or 40 mi	Klagenfurt	$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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597