Ljubljana vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ljubljana	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1468	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3437	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$859	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1506	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.4	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1669	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	79	100
🏙️ Population	284K	4.84M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 42% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3558th and 745th ($1468 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovenia and Australia, respectively. Check Slovenia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 615th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ljubljana vs Sydney

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	Ljubljana	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.19	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$643	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1572	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1151	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4113	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.36	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.88	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$478	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12510	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683