Manchester vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
38
😀 Quality of life
91
75
🏙️ Population
548K
767K

The cost of living in Manchester is 61% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1798th and 4330th ($1998 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 110th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Zagreb

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Manchester Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$10009

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

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