Munich vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2201
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5311
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2479
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3560
$1581
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
38
😀 Quality of life
93
76
🏙️ Population
1.51M
767K

The cost of living in Munich is 76% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1352nd and 4331st ($2201 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Germany and Croatia, respectively. Check Germany vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 54th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Zagreb

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Munich Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.92
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.69
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1006
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2005
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12224
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8488
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.1
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.08
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.1
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$953
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14702
$10861

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1789
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1746
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1772
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1755
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1730
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1727
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1631
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1611
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1613
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1644
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1164
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1638
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1637
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1728
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1644
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1569
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1541
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1645
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1537
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1508
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1698
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1517
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1911
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1540
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1544
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1636
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1538
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1502
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1627
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1565
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1522
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1509
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1516
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1672
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1560

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