Manchester vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5312
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$2219
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$1950
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
38
😀 Quality of life
93
80
🏙️ Population
548K
767K

The cost of living in Manchester is 58% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1330th and 4147th ($2265 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.4 months in Zagreb. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 107th and 742nd 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
$17.3
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1050
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5680
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3963
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1945
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20873
$12234

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804

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