Philadelphia vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
39
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
1.6M
767K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 75% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 742nd and 4105th ($2597 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 87th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Zagreb

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Philadelphia Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$12339

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961