Edinburgh vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2310
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5713
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$1359
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$2393
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3676
$1950
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
38
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
488K
767K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 61% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1247th and 4147th ($2310 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 6th 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 1.4 months in Zagreb. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 59th and 742nd 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
$21.6
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.41
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1388
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1942
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.08%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4820
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1932
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23184
$12234

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890