Belgrade vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2881
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$646
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
38
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
1.2M
767K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 4% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4593rd and 4447th ($1204 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Serbia and Croatia, respectively. Check Serbia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 2370th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.85
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7527
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1040
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$658
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$737
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$707
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$697
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$835
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$687
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$695
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$797
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$860
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$890
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$668
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$641
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$692
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$761
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$816
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$743
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$640
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$743
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$593
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$521
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1076
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$635
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$780
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$761
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$851
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1046
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$697
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$953
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$661
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1053
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$802
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$712
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$705
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$849
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$745

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