Melbourne vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$2882
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$1061
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$399
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$1443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	98	75
🏙️ Population	4.53M	767K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 90% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 933rd and 4330th ($2356 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Croatia, respectively. Check Australia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 2nd and 983rd 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	$14.4	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$10009

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1100
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$997
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1058
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$913
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1081
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1133
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1197
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$929
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$682
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$558
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$517
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1438
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$503
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1102
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1274
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$762
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1321
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1658
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$742
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$777
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1664
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1279
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$747
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1167
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$835
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1301
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1200
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1581
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1271
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1393
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1229
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1008
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1219
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$604
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$852
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1284
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$849
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$755