Ljubljana vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1500
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3519
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$863
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1752
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
40
82
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
284K
5.38M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 72% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3687th and 6204th ($1500 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 months in Saint Petersburg. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 632nd and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ljubljana Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.79
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1568
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5439
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4196
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.9
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.52
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.97
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.33
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.5
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11580
$6847

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$1270
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1217
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1146
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1247
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1362
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1174
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1674
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1361
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1347
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1366
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$926
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1143
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1254
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1764
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1061
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$880
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1351
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1424
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1492
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$618
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1393
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$999
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1656
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1553
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1568
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1566
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$789
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$663
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1706
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1666
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$566
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525