Chicago vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$1896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
39
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
2.75M
767K

The cost of living in Chicago is 92% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 358th and 4035th ($2851 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 7th in the United States and Croatia, respectively. Check the United States vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 18th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Zagreb

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Chicago Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$12142

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978