Boston vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Boston | Zagreb | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Boston is 169% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 35th and 4330th ($3345 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in the United States and Croatia, respectively. Check the United States vs Croatia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 83rd and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Boston vs Zagreb
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| Boston | Zagreb | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Boston
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4 km or 2.5 mi |  Cambridge | |
| 4.4 km or 2.7 mi | Chelsea | |
| 4.5 km or 2.8 mi | Somerville | |
| 5.6 km or 3.5 mi | Everett | |
| 5.7 km or 3.5 mi | Brookline | |
| 6.9 km or 4.3 mi | Revere | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Malden | |
| 7.6 km or 4.7 mi | Medford | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Belmont | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Arlington | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Watertown | |
| 11 km or 6.9 mi | Melrose | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Milton | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Winchester | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Newton | |
| 13 km or 7.8 mi | Saugus | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Quincy | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Stoneham | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Waltham | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Lynn | |
| 15 km or 9.5 mi | Woburn | |
| 16 km or 9.6 mi | Dedham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Needham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Lexington | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Wakefield | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Braintree | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Weymouth | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Reading | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Hingham | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Burlington | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Wellesley | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Norwood | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Peabody | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Randolph | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Salem | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wilmington | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Marblehead | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Canton | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Natick | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Stoughton |
Cities near Zagreb
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 14 km or 8.9 mi |  Velika Gorica | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Karlovac | |
| 61 km or 38 mi |  Novo Mesto | |
| 70 km or 43 mi | Bjelovar | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Celje | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Maribor | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Velenje | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Murska Sobota | |
| 109 km or 68 mi |  Nagykanizsa | |
| 110 km or 68 mi |  Bihac | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Prijedor | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Ljubljana | |
| 128 km or 79 mi | Sanski Most | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Rijeka | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Kranj | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Zalaegerszeg | |
| 144 km or 89 mi |  Wolfsberg | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Graz | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Banja Luka | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Kaposvar | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Klagenfurt | |
| 168 km or 104 mi |  Trieste | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Szombathely | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Slavonski Brod | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Nova Gorica | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Pecs | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Izola | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Gorizia | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Villach | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Piran | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Leoben | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Kapfenberg | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Pula | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Zadar | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Doboj | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Veszprem | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Udine | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Osijek | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Sopron | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Szekszard |