Sydney vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sydney	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6649	$2882
🏠 One person rent	$1620	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$3006	$1061
🍽️ Food expenses	$559	$399
🚐 Transport expenses	$408	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3743	$1443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	38
😀 Quality of life	98	75
🏙️ Population	4.84M	767K

The cost of living in Sydney is 121% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 318th and 4330th ($2741 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Australia and Croatia, respectively. Check Australia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sydney compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 3rd and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Zagreb

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	Sydney	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.9	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.69	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1859	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3954	$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.7	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17057	$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10833	$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.6	$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.3	$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.7	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2005	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17934	$10009

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816

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