Stockholm vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Stockholm Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1981
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4383
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$532
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3327
$1443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
38
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
979K
767K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 60% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1837th and 4330th ($1981 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Sweden and Croatia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Stockholm compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 21st and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Zagreb

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Stockholm Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.8
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$4.3
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2263
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1521
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10074
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5579
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.1
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.88
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.5
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.3
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7816
$10009

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2032
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1650
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1688
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1512
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1348
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1271
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1263
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1210
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1228
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1420
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1276
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1342
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1203
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1345
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1783
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$2283
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1396
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1246
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1480
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1465
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1532
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1483
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1528
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1395
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1265
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1080
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1411
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$893
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1336
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1438
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1261
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1487
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1262
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1382

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755