Brussels vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$1443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
38
😀 Quality of life
89
75
🏙️ Population
189K
767K

The cost of living in Brussels is 50% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2147th and 4330th ($1869 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Croatia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 148th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Zagreb

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Brussels Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$10009

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

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