Berlin vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
3.76M
767K

The cost of living in Berlin is 68% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1583rd and 4447th ($2104 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Germany and Croatia, respectively. Check Germany vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 23rd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Zagreb

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Berlin Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$3.19
 Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$10598

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369

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