Virginia Beach vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Virginia Beach	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2452	$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5516	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$783
🏘️ Family rent	$2522	$1306
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4239	$1896
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	74	39
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	459K	767K

The cost of living in Virginia Beach is 65% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 978th and 4035th ($2452 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 841st and 7th 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Virginia Beach ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 286th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Virginia Beach	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.4	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1653	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1301	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2127	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2280	$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.7	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$12142

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Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1265
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1072
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1188
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1347
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1279
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1396
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1043
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$911
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$661
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$733
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1719
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$586
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1431
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1436
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1681
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$972
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$893
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1752
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1659
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$917
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1170
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1189
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1372
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1409
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1648
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1381
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1409
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1029
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1533
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$667
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$1124
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1517
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1169
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1172
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$978