Raleigh vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2388
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5530
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$1484
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2447
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4749
$1581
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
38
😀 Quality of life
88
76
🏙️ Population
468K
767K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 91% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 972nd and 4331st ($2388 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 221st and 843rd 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
$17.1
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1216
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2614
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2029
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6077
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2879
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.4
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.69
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21914
$10861

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Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2616
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1836
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2229
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2335
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2315
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2290
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2140
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2169
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2184
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2052
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1733
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2144
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2100
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2091
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1764
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2011
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2117
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2076
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2014
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1934
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2058
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2169
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2100
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2136
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1952
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1819
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2117
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2136
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1752
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2147
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1976
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2144
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2332
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2182
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2269
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1682

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747