Melbourne vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$1684
😷 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 923rd and 4447th ($2397 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 748th 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
$15.4
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$10598

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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
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

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