Houston vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5664
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$1305
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2467
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$581
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$1581
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
91
76
🏙️ Population
2.3M
767K

The cost of living in Houston is 81% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1229th and 4331st ($2265 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 97th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1390
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2766
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.6
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2714
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1949
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.62
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.64
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18964
$10861

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2182
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2108
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2087
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2196
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2028
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2097
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2232
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2311
41 km or 25 mi League
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2056
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2107
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2698
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2014
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1799
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1855
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2089
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2089
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1673
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1853
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1944
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1907
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1878
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2215
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2037
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1986
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2218
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2455
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2163
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2134
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2192
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2224
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2244
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2182
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2260
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2230
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2044
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2182

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