Los Angeles vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	38
😀 Quality of life	93	76
🏙️ Population	3.9M	767K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 155% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 80th and 4331st ($3196 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 58th and 843rd 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	$21.7	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$10861

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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