Houston vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$783
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$1306
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$1896
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	96	78
🏙️ Population	2.3M	767K

The cost of living in Houston is 52% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1367th and 4035th ($2261 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 7th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 14th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$12142

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1265
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1072
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1188
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1347
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1279
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1396
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1043
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$911
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$661
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$733
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1719
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$586
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1431
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1436
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1681
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$972
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$893
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1752
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1659
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$917
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1170
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1189
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1372
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1409
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1648
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1381
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1409
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1029
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1533
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$667
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$1124
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1517
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1169
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1172
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$978