Rome vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Rome Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1750
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$929
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1885
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
38
😀 Quality of life
86
77
🏙️ Population
2.75M
767K

The cost of living in Rome is 40% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2722nd and 4447th ($1750 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Italy and Croatia, respectively. Check Italy vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 294th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Rome vs Zagreb infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Rome vs Zagreb

Prices for goods and services in Rome and Zagreb are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Rome Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7363
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$513
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$10598

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780