Belgrade vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2936
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$607
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1179
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$822
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
38
😀 Quality of life
70
75
🏙️ Population
1.38M
767K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 6% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4511th and 4330th ($1172 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Serbia and Croatia, respectively. Check Serbia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belgrade compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 2979th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.8
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.99%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2463
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7519
$10009

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$967
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$585
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$733
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$661
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$681
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$807
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$673
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$645
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$737
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$767
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$849
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$678
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$604
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$704
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$719
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$742
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$702
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$661
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$663
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$545
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$664
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$722
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$755
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$702
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$835
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1028
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$648
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$706
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$691
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1004
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$742
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$675
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$672
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$806
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$777

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