Rotterdam vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2359
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$1479
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2435
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$1581
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
38
😀 Quality of life
93
76
🏙️ Population
664K
767K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 88% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1038th and 4331st ($2359 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in the Netherlands and Croatia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 68th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1509
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1241
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2680
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2049
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5415
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3934
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.15
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.58
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.1
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2027
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10730
$10861

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1861
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2042
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2199
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2081
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1739
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1890
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2251
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2090
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2291
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2180
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1862
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2791
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2049
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2085
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2001
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1957
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1937
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$1944
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1631
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1879
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1640
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2105
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1613
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1651
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1958
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1530
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1917
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1318
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514

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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