San Antonio vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Antonio	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4466	$3392
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$754
🏘️ Family rent	$1794	$1279
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4100	$1950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	38
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	1.43M	767K

The cost of living in San Antonio is 41% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1930th and 4147th ($2023 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1571st and 6th 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 months in San Antonio compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. San Antonio ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 124th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Antonio	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$3.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$900	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1407	$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3721	$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.3	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1129	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15049	$12234

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1199
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1033
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1195
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1340
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1236
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1383
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1044
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$817
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$665
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$685
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1640
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$617
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1316
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1422
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1416
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1685
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$920
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$802
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1683
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1600
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$823
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1081
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1033
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1386
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1398
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1756
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1377
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1378
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$858
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1322
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$669
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$973
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1415
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1072
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1052
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$890