Ljubljana vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3838
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$962
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$1677
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.6
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1837
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
87
😀 Quality of life
82
93
🏙️ Population
284K
1.01M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 58% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 3363rd and 6th ($1640 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Slovenia and the United States, respectively. Check Slovenia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 631st and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ljubljana San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.23
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1611
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6187
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4710
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.2
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.09
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.9
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14151
$22302

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58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1383
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1340
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1398
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1600
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1316
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1756
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1386
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1377
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1415
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$1033
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1236
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1437
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1685
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$858
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1379
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1378
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1560
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$665
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1478
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$1113
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1734
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1704
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1615
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1665
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$823
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$685
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1880
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1769
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$617
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1322

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254