Rome vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$929	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$1581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	86	76
🏙️ Population	2.75M	767K

The cost of living in Rome is 37% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2624th and 4331st ($1718 vs $1253) 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 337th and 843rd 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	$14.5	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$10861

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

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