Chicago vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
96
75
🏙️ Population
2.75M
767K

The cost of living in Chicago is 110% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 505th and 4330th ($2613 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 2nd 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 16th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$10009

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Zagreb

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