Milan vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2056
$1221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5112
$2810
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$2196
$1036
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$97.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1853
$1400
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
38
😀 Quality of life
85
76
🏙️ Population
1.37M
767K

The cost of living in Milan is 68% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1569th and 4217th ($2056 vs $1221) 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 1.1 months in Zagreb. Milan ranked 4th best city to live in Italy vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 256th and 913th 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
$18.9
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.9
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$3.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2649
$1049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9654
$4681
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5129
$3110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.34
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.2
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.41
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.2
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$840
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15865
$8571

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1555
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1361
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1275
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1308
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1304
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1376
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1423
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1309
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1611
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1383
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1225
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1387
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1248
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1193
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1242
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1422
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1090
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2733
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1180
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1190
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1413
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2842
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1101
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1126
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1373
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1403
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1334
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1236
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1278
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1374
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1210
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1464
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2452
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1304
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1311
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1247
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1475

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$991
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$776
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1029
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$751
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1072
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1051
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$951
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$786
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$787
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$536
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$566
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1374
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$512
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1085
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1077
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$782
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1141
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1542
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$714
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$801
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1628
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1364
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$782
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$671
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1125
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$885
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1007
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1088
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1557
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1017
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1335
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1226
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$833
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1116
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$555
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$926
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1205
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$831
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$758
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$824