Milan vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2074
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5260
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$2350
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1843
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
38
😀 Quality of life
85
75
🏙️ Population
1.37M
767K

The cost of living in Milan is 67% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1623rd and 4330th ($2074 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Italy and Croatia, respectively. Check Italy vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Milan compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Milan ranked 4th best city to live in Italy vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 292nd and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Zagreb

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Milan Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2949
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1883
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5301
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$858
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15544
$10009

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550

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