London vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$783
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$1306
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$1896
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	97	78
🏙️ Population	8.8M	767K

The cost of living in London is 146% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 28th and 4035th ($3662 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 4th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Zagreb

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	London	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$12142

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1265
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1072
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1188
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1347
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1279
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1396
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1043
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$911
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$661
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$733
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1719
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$586
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1431
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1436
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1681
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$972
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$893
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1752
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1659
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$917
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1170
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1189
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1372
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1409
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1648
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1381
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1409
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1029
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1533
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$667
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$1124
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1517
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1169
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1172
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$978