Edinburgh vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
39
😀 Quality of life
93
79
🏙️ Population
488K
767K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 57% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1221st and 4105th ($2331 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 1.3 months in Zagreb. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 77th and 780th 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
$22.7
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$12339

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961