Munich vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2188
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5197
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3867
$1443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
38
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
1.49M
767K

The cost of living in Munich is 76% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1315th and 4330th ($2188 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Germany and Croatia, respectively. Check Germany vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 48th and 983rd 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
$14.6
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1028
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2472
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1982
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11808
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8614
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.8
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$922
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$10009

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599

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