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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Xi'an?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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, Xi'an 4: Ljubljana leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Xi'an 42: Xi'an leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Xi'an 62: Ljubljana leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Xi'an 48: Ljubljana leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Xi'an 66: Ljubljana leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Xi'an 50: Xi'an leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Xi'an 40: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Xi'an 40: Ljubljana leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Xi'an.

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 nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Xi'an
55match

Wins on culture and sights and prices 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

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaXi'an
Official languageSlovenePutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation309 m405 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaXi'an
City population284,29312,952,907
People per km²1,7361,283
Museums within 10 km149
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km32

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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.