Los Angeles vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$783
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1306
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1896
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	39
😀 Quality of life	93	78
🏙️ Population	3.9M	767K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 130% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 62nd and 4035th ($3420 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 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 50th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Zagreb

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	Los Angeles	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$12142

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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