Cologne vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
39
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
1.09M
767K

The cost of living in Cologne is 34% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2067th and 4105th ($1990 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th 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 1.3 months in Zagreb. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 15th and 780th 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
$16.4
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$12339

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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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