Raleigh vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2317
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5372
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1430
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$2327
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$612
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
39
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
468K
767K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 56% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1246th and 4105th ($2317 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 245th and 780th 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
$18
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.67
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$6.02
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1562
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1919
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.71
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$137
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1374
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24650
$12339

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2470
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1831
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2194
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2278
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2313
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2242
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2109
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2111
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1943
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2003
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1780
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1773
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2123
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2159
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2081
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1750
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2036
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2056
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2088
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2057
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1917
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2030
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2202
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1987
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2079
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2001
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1847
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2080
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2027
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1814
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1963
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1969
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2211
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2378
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2126
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2174
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1736

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