Bucharest vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$474	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$1581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	38
😀 Quality of life	79	76
🏙️ Population	1.72M	767K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 21% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5565th and 4331st ($988 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Romania and Croatia, respectively. Check Romania vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 645th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Zagreb

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	Bucharest	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$10861

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Zagreb

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