San Diego vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3427
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7903
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$2366
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$4375
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$686
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5439
$1443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
38
😀 Quality of life
91
75
🏙️ Population
1.39M
767K

The cost of living in San Diego is 176% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 26th and 4330th ($3427 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 107th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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San Diego Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.8
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.63
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2498
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2064
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4740
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3919
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11408
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8035
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.1
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.91
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1701
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18429
$10009

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755