Bucharest vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$535
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
39
😀 Quality of life
84
79
🏙️ Population
1.72M
767K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 23% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4935th and 4105th ($1138 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 508th and 780th 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
$11.9
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$12339

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961