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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Oslo?

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

  • prices
  • day trips

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

Choose Oslo for

  • wellness
  • shopping
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Oslo’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, Oslo 36: Oslo leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana and Oslo are level on 55.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Oslo 66: Oslo leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Oslo 48: Oslo leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Oslo 82: Oslo leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Oslo 52: Ljubljana leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Oslo 63: Oslo leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Oslo 85: Oslo leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Oslo 50: Oslo leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Oslo 14: Ljubljana leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Oslo 62: Oslo leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Oslo 60: Oslo leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Oslo.

Your match

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

Ljubljana
53match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Oslo
Best match
56match

Wins on wellness 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
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Oslo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
86 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaOslo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaOslo
Official languageSloveneNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation309 m23 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaOslo
City population284,293717,710
People per km²1,736-
Museums within 10 km1460
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.