In relative terms, however, people in Ljubljana spend around a fifth of their income on monthly costs on average.

Ljubljana has a higher quality of life index than New York, especially on the account of the pollution index. The Slovenian capital's index stands at 131.21 points, while the US metropolis has 117.21.

The purchasing power in Ljubljana is meanwhile only at 59.54% of that in New York, which serves as a reference city for the purchasing power index.

Among EU member capitals, Berlin has the highest quality of life index, standing at 210.34 points.