Baltimore vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$1581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	38
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	586K	767K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 83% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1182nd and 4331st ($2287 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 4th in the United States and Croatia, respectively. Check the United States vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 131st and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Zagreb

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	Baltimore	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$10861

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$912
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1116
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1082
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1157
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$556
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$659
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1468
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$558
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1152
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1261
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1594
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$803
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$750
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1421
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$701
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$848
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1263
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1223
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1582
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1247
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1263
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$941
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1122
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$603
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$786
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1307
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$958
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$919
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$747