Bucharest vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$449
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
38
😀 Quality of life
77
75
🏙️ Population
1.72M
767K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 23% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5593rd and 4330th ($961 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and Croatia, respectively. Check Romania vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 703rd and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$10009

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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