Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 30.0% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$13.00
HRK90.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$7.58
HRK52.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$2.67
HRK18.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$1.89
HRK13.12
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.45
HRK10.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$5.70
HRK39.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$4.55
HRK31.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$3.56
HRK24.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$4.43
HRK30.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$0.73
HRK5.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.76
HRK5.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.83
HRK5.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$1.25
HRK8.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.59
HRK4.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.56
HRK3.89
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$6.13
HRK42.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$54.15
HRK375.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$31,625.55
HRK219,217.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$9.96
HRK69.03
|
|
pay 3.1% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$28.99
HRK200.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$705.63
HRK4,891.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$571.03
HRK3,958.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$152.17
HRK1,054.76
|
|
pay 15.4% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$273.78
HRK1,897.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$11,078.17
HRK76,790.08
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$3.25
HRK22.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$2.21
HRK15.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$5.09
HRK35.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$45.24
HRK313.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$7.91
HRK54.86
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$96.66
HRK670.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$42.44
HRK294.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$96.78
HRK670.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$116.30
HRK806.18
|
|
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