Essen vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$759
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
38
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
579K
767K

The cost of living in Essen is 22% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3358th and 4330th ($1519 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 2nd in Germany and Croatia, respectively. Check Germany vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 32nd and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$10009

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Zagreb

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