Austin vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2954
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$650
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$1684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	38
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	962K	767K

The cost of living in Austin is 97% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 812th and 4447th ($2473 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 116th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Zagreb

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	Austin	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$10598

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

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