Dortmund vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$648
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
38
😀 Quality of life
77
75
🏙️ Population
587K
767K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 13% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3822nd and 4330th ($1401 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 2nd in Germany and Croatia, respectively. Check Germany vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 764th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$10009

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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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