Milan vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5367
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$2348
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2119
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
38
😀 Quality of life
86
77
🏙️ Population
1.35M
767K

The cost of living in Milan is 71% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1476th and 4447th ($2146 vs $1254) 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 305th and 748th 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
$19.7
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.85
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2947
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1881
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9597
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4901
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.83
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$836
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14475
$10598

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1613
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1557
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1559
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1333
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1478
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1449
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1697
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1420
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1262
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1444
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1391
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1553
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1248
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1380
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1305
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1396
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1456
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3009
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1164
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1200
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1498
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1409
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1543
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1570
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1364
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2197
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1425
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1428
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1280
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1605
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1573

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