Essen vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$682
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
39
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
587K
767K

The cost of living in Essen is 5% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3860th and 4105th ($1561 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 6th in Germany and Croatia, respectively. Check Germany vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 17th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Zagreb

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Essen Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$12339

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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