London vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$3392
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$754
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$1279
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$1950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	99	80
🏙️ Population	8.8M	767K

The cost of living in London is 168% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8th and 4147th ($3851 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5th and 742nd 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	$22.2	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$3.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$12234

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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