How Much Does It Cost to Spend Two Weeks in Ljubljana, Slovenia?

Well, good morning from Slovenia. As usual, after two weeks spent in the capital city of Ljubljana, I’m sharing my budget.

In case you are new around here, a few things to keep in mind:

First, I’m working while I’m traveling, which means someone spending all their time enjoying the city, taking day trips, and eating out is likely to spend a lot more.

Second, I fall somewhere in between the extreme budget travelers and the luxury crowd. I don’t stay in hotels (usually) and I don’t couchsurf. This means that while you can easily spend more than I do, you can also easily spend a lot less by always eating in, couchsurfing or staying in cheap hostels or campgrounds.

Third, the below budget is just my day-to-day expenses. It doesn’t include yearly health insurance premiums, business expenses, etc. For details on how I manage those during full-time travel, visit this extensive post.

Okay. Now, onto what I spent on my two weeks in Ljubljana, Slovenia:

Notes on my spending:

You’ll notice that my entertainment budget was a 0 this two week period. This is because the activities I did were either free (for example, cycling around town or walking up to the castle early in the morning) or fell under another category (for example, my night at a live jazz performance is under eating/drinking out as it was at a food and drink venue).

As for accommodations, I found my apartment by searching monthly prices on Airbnb and asking owners if they would extend monthly pricing to me for my two week stay (usually weekly prices are based on higher nightly rates). I told owners I would be reviewing their space here on the blog and I had a couple offers. The one I chose was near the park and looked bright and comfortable in its photos (more on that later). With all this in mind, you can probably expect to pay a bit more in high season or pay rates comparable to mine in shoulder or low season.

Finally, a note on eating out. Even though it looks like I held back…I did not. I ate out a lot. The good news is that summer is a time for food festivals in Ljubljana and the prices are spectacular. Six bucks for a gourmet hamburger. Five bucks for a sandwich stuffed with spiced chicken and peppers. And I was fortunate enough to be taken out for a traditional dinner at the most traditional spot in town on my last night…and my wonderful hosts wouldn’t let me pay. Thus, my two week budget for eating and drinking out actually accounts for a lot of meals and still manages to be very reasonable.

Interested in seeing more travel budgets? You’ll find them all here.

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