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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
Santo Domingo church behind agaves, Oaxaca
OaxacaSanto Domingo church behind agaves

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Oaxaca by Öskr Rck, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Oaxaca?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Ljubljana for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Ljubljana’s own page.

Choose Oaxaca for

  • food and drink
  • shopping
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Oaxaca’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Ljubljana 22, Oaxaca 5: Ljubljana leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Oaxaca 84: Oaxaca leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Oaxaca 74: Oaxaca leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana and Oaxaca are level on 40.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Oaxaca 62: Ljubljana leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Oaxaca 65: Ljubljana leads by 13 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Oaxaca 40: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Oaxaca 55: Ljubljana leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Oaxaca 62: Oaxaca leads by 29 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Oaxaca 77: Oaxaca leads by 23 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Oaxaca 38: Ljubljana leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Oaxaca 50: Oaxaca leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Oaxaca.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Ljubljana
53match

Wins on getting around and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Oaxaca
54match

Wins on food and drink and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Ljubljana in July

28 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
121 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Oaxaca in July

28 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaOaxaca

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Oaxaca: 1961-1990 normals, Oaxaca, Oax. (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaOaxaca
Official languageSloveneSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-6
Emergency number112911
Elevation309 m1,555 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsXoxocotlán International Airport (OAX)7 km from centre14 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaOaxaca
City population284,293258,913
People per km²1,7363,028
Museums within 10 km1410
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km32

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.