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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The Metropolitan Cathedral of San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa RicaThe Metropolitan Cathedral of San Jose

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; San Jose, Costa Rica by Bernard Gagnon, CC0.

Ljubljana or San Jose, Costa Rica?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose San Jose, Costa Rica for

  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on San Jose, Costa Rica’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, San Jose, Costa Rica 12: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, San Jose, Costa Rica 42: Ljubljana leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, San Jose, Costa Rica 38: Ljubljana leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana and San Jose, Costa Rica are level on 40.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, San Jose, Costa Rica 78: Ljubljana leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, San Jose, Costa Rica 52: Ljubljana leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, San Jose, Costa Rica 44: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, San Jose, Costa Rica 30: Ljubljana leads by 44 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, San Jose, Costa Rica 36: San Jose, Costa Rica leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana and San Jose, Costa Rica are level on 54.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, San Jose, Costa Rica 38: Ljubljana leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, San Jose, Costa Rica 28: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and San Jose, Costa Rica.

Your match

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

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

San Jose, Costa Rica
41match

Wins on 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

San Jose, Costa Rica in July

28 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
173 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

San Jose, Costa Rica's station stands 241 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). San Jose, Costa Rica: 1991-2020 normals, Juan Santamaria (16.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaSan Jose, Costa Rica
Official languageSloveneSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-6
Emergency number112911
Elevation309 m1,161 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsJuan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)16 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaSan Jose, Costa Rica
City population284,293335,007
People per km²1,7367,511
Museums within 10 km149
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30

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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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.