Manchester vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
38
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
548K
767K

The cost of living in Manchester is 70% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1500th and 4447th ($2137 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 4th 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 76th and 748th 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
$17.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$10598

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780