New York City vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4203
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9136
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$2713
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$4396
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$874
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$379
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5599
$1950
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
98
80
🏙️ Population
8.8M
767K

The cost of living in New York City is 193% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4th and 4147th ($4203 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 11th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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New York City Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.4
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.67
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$6.18
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.07
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3669
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2221
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5076
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3880
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15299
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11127
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.49
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.75
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.3
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23.2
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.9
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.03
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$128
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.7
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$157
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1884
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22663
$12234

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2717
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2783
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2725
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2735
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2811
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2671
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2712
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2765
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2538
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2688
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2756
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2545
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2475
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2770
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2705
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2513
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2695
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2769
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2655
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2730
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2718
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2609
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2506
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2723
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2779
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2680
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2470
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3174

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890