Birmingham vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$1950
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
38
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
1.14M
767K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 49% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1622nd and 4147th ($2137 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 48th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$12234

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890