Detroit vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$1443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
38
😀 Quality of life
89
75
🏙️ Population
639K
767K

The cost of living in Detroit is 59% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1843rd and 4330th ($1979 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Zagreb. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 172nd and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$10009

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755