New York City vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4051
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8925
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$2620
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$4454
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$807
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5777
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
97
77
🏙️ Population
8.8M
767K

The cost of living in New York City is 223% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5th and 4447th ($4051 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in the United States and Croatia, respectively. Check the United States vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 13th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Zagreb

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New York City Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.78
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$6.22
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2702
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2361
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5005
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3996
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$19111
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$138
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.43
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.97
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$144
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.8
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1717
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20585
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108

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