Sydney vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2801
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6767
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1663
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$3057
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$410
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4399
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
38
😀 Quality of life
99
77
🏙️ Population
4.84M
767K

The cost of living in Sydney is 123% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 312th and 4447th ($2801 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Australia and Croatia, respectively. Check Australia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 4th and 748th 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
$15.3
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.6
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.41
$3.19
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1992
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1372
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4038
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2523
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.38%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16279
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9905
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.46
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$143
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.86
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.08
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29.8
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.7
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.9
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2054
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18951
$10598

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2286
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2472
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1997
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1289
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1746
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1717
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1958
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1829
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1800
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1397
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1635
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1876
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1877
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1738
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1758
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2397
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1822
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1799
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1795
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2491
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1757
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1925
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1892
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1357
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1754

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780