Ljubljana vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1500
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3519
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$863
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1752
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
40
100
😀 Quality of life
78
99
🏙️ Population
284K
14.3M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 9% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3687th and 3085th ($1500 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Slovenia and Japan, respectively. Check Slovenia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 632nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ljubljana Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.79
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1568
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5439
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4196
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.9
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.52
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.97
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.33
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.5
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11580
$15495

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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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12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033