Copenhagen vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$2954
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$650
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$1684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	97	77
🏙️ Population	644K	767K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 98% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 795th and 4447th ($2483 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Denmark and Croatia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 9th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Zagreb

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	Copenhagen	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$3.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$10598

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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