San Diego vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3469
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7890
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$2370
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$4148
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5254
$1950
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
86
38
😀 Quality of life
93
80
🏙️ Population
1.39M
767K

The cost of living in San Diego is 141% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 43rd and 4147th ($3469 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 97th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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San Diego Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.63
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$6.32
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2499
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2053
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4569
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3654
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9580
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7151
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.16
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.9
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.97
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.53
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.4
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1745
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28967
$12234

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2932
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2909
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2996
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2988
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1210
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2887
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2922
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3066
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1063
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1055
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3215
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2931
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3252
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2930
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3274
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2873
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2681
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2967
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3049
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2994
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2715
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2776
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3490
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3075
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2626
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$903
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2671
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3585
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3037
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$3014
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3450
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2539
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2742
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2691
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2782

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