Birmingham vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
38
😀 Quality of life
93
75
🏙️ Population
1.14M
767K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 61% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1780th and 4330th ($2004 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Croatia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 58th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$10009

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

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