Birmingham vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
38
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
1.14M
767K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 63% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1731st and 4447th ($2046 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 32nd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$10598

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

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