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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The Opera House from the water, Sydney
SydneyThe Opera House from the water

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Sydney by Bernard Spragg, CC0.

Ljubljana or Sydney?

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 Sydney for

  • beaches
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Sydney’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, Sydney 95: Sydney leads by 73 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Sydney 77: Sydney leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Sydney 60: Sydney leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Sydney 60: Sydney leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Sydney 85: Sydney leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Sydney 50: Ljubljana leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Sydney 75: Sydney leads by 21 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Sydney 75: Sydney leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Sydney 68: Sydney leads by 35 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Sydney 22: Ljubljana leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Sydney 73: Sydney leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Sydney 55: Sydney leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Sydney.

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.

Sydney
Best match
66match

Wins on beaches 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

Sydney in July

18 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
70 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
19 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaSydney

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Sydney: 1991-2020 normals, Sydney Airport (3.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaSydney
Official languageSloveneEnglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+10, UTC+11 in summer
Emergency number112000
Elevation309 m6 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsSydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)9 km from centre99 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaSydney
City population284,2935,450,496
People per km²1,736449
Museums within 10 km1438
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km32
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 months

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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.