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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Jose	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3962	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8268	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$2809	$785
🏘️ Family rent	$4461	$1331
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5742	$1969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	39
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	1.01M	767K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 167% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8th and 4105th ($3962 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. San Jose, United States ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 148th and 780th 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	$23.2	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3015	$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2454	$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4507	$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4037	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.3	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9481	$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9796	$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23160	$12339

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212

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