Munich vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$783
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$1306
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$1896
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	39
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	1.51M	767K

The cost of living in Munich is 70% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 863rd and 4035th ($2525 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Germany and Croatia, respectively. Check Germany vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 44th and 835th 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	$19.2	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$12142

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1265
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1072
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1188
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1347
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1279
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1396
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1043
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$911
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$661
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$733
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1719
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$586
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1431
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1436
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1681
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$972
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$893
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1752
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1659
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$917
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1170
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1189
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1372
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1409
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1648
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1381
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1409
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1029
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1533
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$667
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$1124
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1517
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1169
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1172
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$978