Ljubljana vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ljubljana	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1468	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3437	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$859	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.4	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1669	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	40	63
😀 Quality of life	79	38
🏙️ Population	284K	1.27M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 59% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3558th and 5917th ($1468 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Slovenia and South Africa, respectively. Check Slovenia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 615th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ljubljana vs Soweto

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	Ljubljana	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.19	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$643	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1572	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1151	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4113	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.36	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.88	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$478	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12510	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003