Ljubljana vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1695
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3957
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1005
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1744
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.8
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1964
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
40
95
😀 Quality of life
81
77
🏙️ Population
284K
17.5M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 81% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3267th and 6106th ($1695 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 678th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ljubljana vs Shenzhen

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Ljubljana Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$923
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1665
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6582
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5043
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.42
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.3
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.88
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$629
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14660
$22916

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$1406
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$1261
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1425
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1375
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1434
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1661
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1360
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1677
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1448
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1430
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1483
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$1054
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1317
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1485
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1708
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$952
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1417
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1391
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1592
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$676
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1500
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$1171
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1809
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1611
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1671
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1716
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$875
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$723
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1944
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1855
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$629
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1457

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638