Ljubljana vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1500
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3519
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$863
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1752
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
100
😀 Quality of life
78
79
🏙️ Population
284K
24.9M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 32% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3687th and 4780th ($1500 vs $1136) 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 632nd and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ljubljana Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.79
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1568
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5439
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4196
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.52
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.97
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.33
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11580
$31401

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$1270
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774