Rome vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2082
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4816
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1184
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$2040
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$1969
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
39
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
767K

The cost of living in Rome is 40% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1819th and 4105th ($2082 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 179th and 780th 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
$16.6
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.22
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1430
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$899
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2479
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.26%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9165
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.6
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.2
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12431
$12339

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358

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