Belgrade vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1349
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3200
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$719
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$1228
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1238
$1896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
39
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
1.2M
767K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 9% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4429th and 4035th ($1349 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Serbia and Croatia, respectively. Check Serbia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 2274th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Zagreb

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Belgrade Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5349
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3213
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.02
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.31
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11454
$12142

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1168
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$841
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$932
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$727
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1119
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$824
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$1019
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$718
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1092
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$972
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$941
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$758
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1139
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978