Barcelona vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
39
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
1.73M
767K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 42% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4105th ($2116 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 205th and 780th 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
$17.8
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$12339

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961