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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The terrace on Cerro Santa Lucía, Santiago
SantiagoThe terrace on Cerro Santa Lucía

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Santiago by Rjcastillo, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Santiago?

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

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Santiago for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Santiago’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, Santiago 12: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Santiago 60: Santiago leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Santiago 52: Ljubljana leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Santiago 60: Santiago leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Santiago 83: Santiago leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Santiago 70: Ljubljana leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Santiago 57: Santiago leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Santiago 68: Ljubljana leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Santiago 52: Santiago leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Santiago 58: Santiago leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Santiago 55: Santiago leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Santiago 37: Ljubljana leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Santiago.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Ljubljana
53match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Santiago
55match

Wins on nightlife 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

Santiago in July

14 °Cdaytime high
4 °Cnight-time low
52 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaSantiago

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Santiago: 1991-2020 normals, Santiago Q. Normal (3.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaSantiago
Official languageSloveneSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Chilean Peso (CLP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCL220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-4, UTC-3 in summer
Emergency number112Police 133/134, ambulance 131, fire 132
Elevation309 m575 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)14 km from centre67 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaSantiago
City population284,2936,257,516
People per km²1,7367,468
Museums within 10 km1454
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30

Where else could you go?

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.