Chicago vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
39
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
767K

The cost of living in Chicago is 90% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 375th and 4105th ($2822 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 1.8 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 22nd and 780th 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
$19.9
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$12339

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Zagreb

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