Ljubljana vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1719
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3951
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
99
😀 Quality of life
81
76
🏙️ Population
284K
24.9M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 50% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3144th and 4880th ($1719 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 653rd and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ljubljana vs Shanghai

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Ljubljana Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$749
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1303
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6691
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5077
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$655
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14187
$27610

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$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

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$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789