Cologne vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$967
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
38
😀 Quality of life
96
75
🏙️ Population
1.07M
767K

The cost of living in Cologne is 41% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2484th and 4330th ($1752 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Germany and Croatia, respectively. Check Germany vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 12th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Zagreb

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Cologne Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$10009

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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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