Baltimore vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$2882
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$1061
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$399
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$1443
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	38
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	586K	767K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 77% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1292nd and 4330th ($2197 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 2nd 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 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 89th and 983rd 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	$15.1	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$10009

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

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