Detroit vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5076
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$2140
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3098
$1950
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
38
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
639K
767K

The cost of living in Detroit is 48% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1636th and 4147th ($2133 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 311th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Zagreb

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Detroit Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2383
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1383
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1177
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16684
$12234

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2048
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2080
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1737
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2032
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2124
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2061
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1911
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2085
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2041
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2167
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2062
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2036
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2053
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1996
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1913
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2045
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1973
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1874
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1958
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2048
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2100
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2078
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2002
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2295
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1822
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1957
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1721
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2276
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1832
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1642
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1611
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1949
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1608

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890