Brussels vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
38
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
196K
767K

The cost of living in Brussels is 56% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1988th and 4447th ($1958 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.3 months in Zagreb. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 173rd and 748th 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
$20.8
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$10598

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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