Los Angeles vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3187
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7653
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$2045
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$3732
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$714
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5275
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
38
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
3.9M
767K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 154% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 72nd and 4447th ($3187 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 47th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$3.19
 Cappuccino
$5.63
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2261
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1732
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3983
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3315
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7592
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7011
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.9
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.22
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.2
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.89
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.2
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1998
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28613
$10598

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2849
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2675
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2831
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3271
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2354
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2709
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3009
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2861
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2776
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2714
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2572
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2866
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2715
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3054
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2717
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2552
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2569
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2673
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2754

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