Detroit vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
38
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
639K
767K

The cost of living in Detroit is 60% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1856th and 4447th ($2006 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 4th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 216th and 748th 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
$17.4
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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