Amsterdam vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$2710
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$610
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$1172
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
42
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
860K
809K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 94% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 294th and 4200th ($2311 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Croatia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 1 months in Zagreb. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 31st and 941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Zagreb

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Amsterdam Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$1024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$2733
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$8.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$6.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$6796

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1622
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2226
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1790
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1910
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1664
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$1887
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$1921
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1686
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1531
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1655
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1739
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1664
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1578
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1659
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$1799
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1658
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1570
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1660
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1487
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1664
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1972
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1657
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1650
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1492
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1659
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1452
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1735
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1657
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1797
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1755

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$923
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$694
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$960
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$798
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1059
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$974
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$786
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$667
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$479
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$555
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1341
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$480
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$872
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1043
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$716
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1426
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1441
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$683
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$634
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1438
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1387
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$748
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$683
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1052
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$658
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1004
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1069
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1407
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1105
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1235
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1103
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1117
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1031
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$533
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$726
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1074
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$804
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$713
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$670