Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ljubljana vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 85.2% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Ljubljana
Groceries: pay 51.2% more in Ljubljana
Transportation: pay 60.1% more in Ljubljana
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Ljubljana
Childcare: pay 49.5% less in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% more in Ljubljana
Clothing: pay 26.6% more in Ljubljana

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Ljubljana are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Ljubljana.

Ljubljana vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.06	$15.00 €13.22	+259.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.07	$8.57 €7.56	+54.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.57	$2.91 €2.56	+486.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.23	$1.91 €1.68	+518.3%
Average			+329.5%

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pay 51.2% more for groceries

	Beijing	Ljubljana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.33	$1.85 €1.63	+29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.61	$6.52 €5.75	-10.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.62	$5.13 €4.52	-28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.51	$3.48 €3.07	+100.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.02	$4.94 €4.36	+223.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.60	$0.87 €0.77	-4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.12	$0.77 €0.68	+8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.39	$0.94 €0.83	+5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.20	$1.49 €1.32	+156.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.65	$0.53 €0.46	+42.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.39	$0.66 €0.59	+41.1%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 60.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.39	$6.03 €5.31	+38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥240.44	$39.66 €34.95	+18.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥150,275.51	$27,865.84 €24,556.49	+33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.06	$11.49 €10.12	+150.2%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Beijing	Ljubljana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.64	$33.52 €29.54	+152.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,694.94	$942.82 €830.85	+1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,545.49	$774.26 €682.31	+57.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥302.68	$192.52 €169.66	+357.9%
Average			+142.2%

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pay 49.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,497.00	$485.78 €428.09	-36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,969.12	$8,574.10 €7,555.84	-62.6%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.01	$3.22 €2.83	+188.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.94	$2.32 €2.04	-35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.05	$5.36 €4.72	+54.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥471.27	$46.17 €40.69	-29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.11	$8.57 €7.56	+2.7%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 26.6% more for clothing

	Beijing	Ljubljana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥451.10	$88.79 €78.24	+41.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥249.74	$42.55 €37.50	+22.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥600.85	$103.31 €91.04	+23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥774.96	$127.18 €112.08	+18.2%
Average			+26.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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