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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$3392
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$754
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$1279
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$1950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	38
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	1.01M	767K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 175% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6th and 4147th ($3952 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Jose, United States compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 88th and 742nd 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	$20.4	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$3.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$12234

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

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