Milan vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5010
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$1119
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2148
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2069
$1581
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
38
😀 Quality of life
86
76
🏙️ Population
1.35M
767K

The cost of living in Milan is 61% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1772nd and 4331st ($2022 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Italy and Croatia, respectively. Check Italy vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 341st and 843rd 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
$18.3
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1745
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14604
$10861

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1503
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1592
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747