Rome vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1972
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1099
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2041
$1896
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
39
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
2.75M
767K

The cost of living in Rome is 33% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2104th and 4035th ($1972 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Italy and Croatia, respectively. Check Italy vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 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 134th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Zagreb

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Rome Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.4
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.2
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1246
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2194
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1571
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8628
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.19
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$499
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14156
$12142

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978