Edinburgh vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
38
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
488K
767K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 79% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1263rd and 4447th ($2246 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 4th in the United Kingdom and Croatia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 40th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Zagreb

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Edinburgh Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$3.19
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$10598

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767

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