Seattle vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2908
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1829
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$3413
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6392
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
38
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
737K
767K

The cost of living in Seattle is 132% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 206th and 4447th ($2908 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 102nd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Zagreb

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Seattle Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.61
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1947
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3856
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2943
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.4
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7855
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5704
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.71
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.47
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$183
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2227
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28179
$10598

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263

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