Birmingham vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$1581
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
38
😀 Quality of life
94
76
🏙️ Population
1.14M
767K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 56% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1973rd and 4331st ($1951 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.5 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 35th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$10861

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747