Ljubljana real estate market — prices, rental yield and trend
- Average price: $6,486 / m²
- Gross rental yield: 4.07%
- 12-month price change (USD): 6%
- Net rental yield: 3.15%
- Transaction cost: 2.8%
- Price basis: local-market average
Residential property in Ljubljana averages $6,486 per square metre, +6% in dollar terms over the last twelve months. That makes it the 16th most expensive of the 131 markets in the set.
What a buyer pays in Ljubljana
The $6,486 figure is a local-market average across all residential property types: a flat in a prime district sits well above it, an older unit on the edge of the market well below. Buying costs — transfer tax or stamp duty, notary, registration and agency — come to about 2.8% of the price here. On a 100 m² apartment at the average price that is roughly $18,161 on top of the $648,600 purchase price. That is below the 9.5% median across the set, which shortens the time it takes for a purchase to break even. Against the Slovenia national average of $4,530, Ljubljana carries a 43.2% premium — the gap between this market and the country as a whole.
What it earns
A square metre lets for about $22.0 a month. Against a purchase price of $6,486 per square metre that is 4.1% gross, before tax. Both figures come from the same source and the same period, so you can check the arithmetic yourself. It ranks 120th of 151 markets by gross yield. Rental income is taxed at 22.5%, which takes the yield down to 3.2% net. The 0.9-point difference between the gross and net figure is the part most listing sites leave out.
How the tax works. Rental income is taxed at a final flat 25% (PwC Slovenia, last reviewed 2026-07-15) on rent reduced by a 10% normalised expense deduction (or documented actual maintenance costs), i.e. 22.5% of gross rent, the same for residents and non-residents (Global Property Guide Slovenia). Sources: PwC Tax Summaries Slovenia; GPG.
How this figure is built
The price figure for Ljubljana is built from asking prices from listings. It was last refreshed on 2026-10-15. We rate our confidence in this market’s data low — treat the figures as indicative and check them before acting. We recompute every market the same way, which is what lets Ljubljana be compared with a country average or another city.
Sources: Numbeo Ljubljana · numbeo.com · rtvslo.si. Snapshot: 2026-10-15.
Related markets: Slovenia