Vienna vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Vienna	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4559	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$949	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$532	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$1581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	38
😀 Quality of life	93	76
🏙️ Population	1.97M	767K

The cost of living in Vienna is 47% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2270th and 4331st ($1844 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Austria and Croatia, respectively. Check Austria vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Vienna compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Vienna ranked 1st best city to live in Austria vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 52nd and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vienna vs Zagreb

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	Vienna	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.7	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$676	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1349	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$279	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10201	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6325	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.42	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.56	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18199	$10861

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Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987

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