Munich vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2332
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5652
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1380
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
38
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
1.51M
767K

The cost of living in Munich is 86% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1056th and 4447th ($2332 vs $1254) 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 748th 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
$17.1
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.67
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1433
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1107
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2772
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1009
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19483
$10598

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668

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