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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Quebec City?

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
  • day trips
  • prices

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • culture and sights
  • wellness
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’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, Quebec City 18: Ljubljana leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Quebec City 57: Quebec City leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Quebec City 42: Quebec City leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Quebec City 79: Ljubljana leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Quebec City 58: Ljubljana leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Quebec City 50: Ljubljana leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Quebec City 45: Ljubljana leads by 9 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Quebec City 52: Quebec City leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Ljubljana
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Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Quebec City
53match

Wins on culture and sights and wellness 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

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaQuebec City
Official languageSloveneFrench, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation309 m98 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaQuebec City
City population284,293574,482
People per km²1,7361,184
Museums within 10 km1416
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31

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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.