San Diego vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3507
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7962
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$2395
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$4150
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5553
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
86
39
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
1.39M
767K

The cost of living in San Diego is 136% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 50th and 4105th ($3507 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 137th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Zagreb

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San Diego Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.3
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$6.24
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2519
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4514
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3653
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8566
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6843
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.16
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.9
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.99
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.5
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.9
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.3
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1998
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26517
$12339

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2804

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961