Seattle vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Seattle	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3162	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7446	$3392
🏠 One person rent	$1981	$754
🏘️ Family rent	$3407	$1279
🍽️ Food expenses	$810	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6556	$1950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	80	38
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	737K	767K

The cost of living in Seattle is 120% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 125th and 4147th ($3162 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Seattle ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 99th and 742nd 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	$22.6	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$3.39
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.04	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2119	$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1641	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3861	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2873	$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6864	$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5184	$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.82	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.26	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.36	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.8	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.1	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2178	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29883	$12234

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114

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