Barcelona vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
38
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
1.64M
767K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 43% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4330th ($1773 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Zagreb. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 193rd and 983rd 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
$15.3
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$10009

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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