Manchester vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$1896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
39
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
548K
767K

The cost of living in Manchester is 58% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1193rd and 4035th ($2348 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 7th 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 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 84th and 835th 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
$20.3
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$12142

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978