Ljubljana vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ljubljana	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1468	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3437	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$859	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.4	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1669	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	40	72
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	284K	1.06M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 39% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3558th and 5132nd ($1468 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th in Slovenia and Japan, respectively. Check Slovenia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 615th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ljubljana vs Sendai

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	Ljubljana	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.19	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$643	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1572	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1151	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4113	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.36	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.88	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$478	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12510	$5986

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034