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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
São Paulo Cathedral, Sao Paulo
Sao PauloSão Paulo Cathedral

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Sao Paulo?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Sao Paulo for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Sao Paulo’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, Sao Paulo 42: Sao Paulo leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Sao Paulo 84: Sao Paulo leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Sao Paulo 60: Sao Paulo leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Sao Paulo 86: Sao Paulo leads by 46 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Sao Paulo 48: Ljubljana leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Sao Paulo 47: Ljubljana leads by 31 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Sao Paulo 52: Ljubljana leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Sao Paulo 44: Ljubljana leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Sao Paulo 70: Sao Paulo leads by 37 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Sao Paulo 62: Sao Paulo leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Sao Paulo 76: Sao Paulo leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Sao Paulo 25: Ljubljana leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Sao Paulo.

Your match

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

Ljubljana
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and day trips with your weighting.

Sao Paulo
Best match
58match

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

Sao Paulo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
53 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaSao Paulo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaSao Paulo
Official languageSlovenePortuguese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation309 m760 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)21 km from centre104 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaSao Paulo
City population284,29311,451,999
People per km²1,7367,519
Museums within 10 km1490
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. 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.