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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$2882
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$1061
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$399
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$1443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	38
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	1.01M	767K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 182% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 22nd and 4330th ($3502 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.2 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 69th and 983rd 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	$18.8	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$10009

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

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