Chicago vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
2.75M
767K

The cost of living in Chicago is 113% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 483rd and 4447th ($2667 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 4th 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 20th and 748th 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
$21
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$10598

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780