Detroit vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
39
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
639K
767K

The cost of living in Detroit is 37% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1947th and 4105th ($2032 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 1.3 months in Zagreb. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 318th and 780th 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
$18.1
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$12339

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619

Cities near Zagreb

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