Melbourne vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2394
$1252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5687
$2948
🏠 One person rent
$1342
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$2213
$1093
🍽️ Food expenses
$558
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$344
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4369
$1668
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
100
77
🏙️ Population
5.03M
767K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 91% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 929th and 4451st ($2394 vs $1252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Australia and Croatia, respectively. Check Australia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 1st and 753rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Zagreb

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Melbourne Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.5
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.62
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1356
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1144
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2729
$1090
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1820
$847
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7493
$4162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5817
$3051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.69
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$124
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.76
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$91.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1967
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21197
$10693

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1778
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1766
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1875
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1819
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1786
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1793
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1791
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1748
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1796
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1893
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1353
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1392
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1824
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1722
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1702
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1786
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1629
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1755
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1803
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2382
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1823
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1741
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2266
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1506
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1681
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1527
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2244
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1740
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1823
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2456
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1984
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2799
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2292
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1835
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1667
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1285
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1919

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$921
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1148
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$998
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1151
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1147
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1218
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$788
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$616
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$665
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1494
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1173
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1269
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$815
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1403
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1762
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1359
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$787
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$811
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1189
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$852
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1359
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1248
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1673
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1348
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1422
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1487
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1060
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1263
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$638
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$889
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$861
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780