Ljubljana vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3340
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$829
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1694
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
100
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
284K
24.9M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 21% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3657th and 4461st ($1438 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Slovenia and China, respectively. Check Slovenia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 516th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ljubljana Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.7
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$781
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1410
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1074
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.29%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5102
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.45
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.11
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.14
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11214
$28143

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$1274
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61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1081
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1279
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1102
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1581
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1301
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1271
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1284
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$997
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1133
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1242
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1658
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1008
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$929
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1252
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1393
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1381
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$558
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1424
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$913
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1345
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1438
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1410
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1396
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$747
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$517
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1688
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1593
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$503
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1219

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740