Seattle vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2974
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7082
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1895
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$3327
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6506
$1443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
38
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
737K
767K

The cost of living in Seattle is 139% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 145th and 4330th ($2974 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Seattle ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 125th and 983rd 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
$18.6
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.28
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.9
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2036
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1598
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3765
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2858
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9273
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5449
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.4
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.93
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.5
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1999
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29730
$10009

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210

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