Raleigh vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2757
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6734
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1795
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$3490
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4345
$1443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
38
😀 Quality of life
87
75
🏙️ Population
468K
767K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 122% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 304th and 4330th ($2757 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 235th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Zagreb

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Raleigh Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.28
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1793
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3656
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3034
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9360
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4247
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.29
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.24
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22084
$10009

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755