Madrid vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$986
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$1443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
38
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
3.28M
767K

The cost of living in Madrid is 39% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2577th and 4330th ($1726 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Spain and Croatia, respectively. Check Spain vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 121st and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Zagreb

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Madrid Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$10009

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

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