Amsterdam vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$1443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
38
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
921K
767K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 105% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 612th and 4330th ($2545 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Croatia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 37th and 983rd 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
$18.4
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$10009

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755