San Jose, United States vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$2954
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$650
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$1684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	38
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	1.01M	767K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 193% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 13th and 4447th ($3674 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 57th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Zagreb

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	San Jose	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$3.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$10598

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1142
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1147
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$999
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1146
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1143
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1217
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$618
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$663
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1500
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$566
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1174
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1270
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1397
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$802
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$745
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1770
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1362
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$789
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1188
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$851
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1361
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1247
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1674
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1347
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1424
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1061
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1265
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$641
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$883
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1366
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$890
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$860
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$780