Barcelona vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
38
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
1.66M
767K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 50% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2198th and 4447th ($1887 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Spain and Croatia, respectively. Check Spain vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 238th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Zagreb

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Barcelona Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$10598

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780