Houston vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$3392
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$754
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$1279
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$1950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	2.3M	767K

The cost of living in Houston is 56% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1375th and 4147th ($2240 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 6th in the United States and Croatia, respectively. Check the United States vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 77th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Zagreb

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	Houston	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$3.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$12234

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1199
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1033
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1195
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1340
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1236
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1383
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1044
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$817
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$665
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$685
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1640
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$617
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1316
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1422
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1416
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1685
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$920
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$802
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1683
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1600
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$823
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1081
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1033
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1386
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1398
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1756
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1377
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1378
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$858
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1322
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$669
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$973
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1415
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1072
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1052
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$890