Houston vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
2.3M
767K

The cost of living in Houston is 79% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1258th and 4447th ($2248 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 4th 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 13th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 82nd and 748th 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
$16.2
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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