Chicago vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$1950
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
97
80
🏙️ Population
2.75M
767K

The cost of living in Chicago is 95% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 394th and 4147th ($2799 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 6th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 16th and 742nd 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
$19.2
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$12234

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890