Manchester vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
39
😀 Quality of life
93
79
🏙️ Population
548K
767K

The cost of living in Manchester is 59% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1156th and 4105th ($2365 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 78th and 780th 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
$19.7
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$12339

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961