Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 2.2 times more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK76.91
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK53.84
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.88
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.63
|
$2.47
€2.29
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.74
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.51
|
$4.71
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.36
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.57
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.77
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.21
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.66
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
pay 70.7% more for transportation
Zagreb
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.42
|
$8.20
€7.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK367.61
|
$97.85
€90.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK194,197.26
|
$28,969.95
€26,876.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.12
|
$25.51
€23.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Zagreb
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK183.51
|
$45.90
€42.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,434.74
|
$1,796.60
€1,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,438.85
|
$1,576.07
€1,462.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,151.64
|
$186.48
€173.00
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,104.68
|
$1,725.51
€1,600.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,137.18
|
$11,482.44
€10,652.84
|
|
pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.40
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.18
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.68
|
$9.02
€8.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK335.58
|
$39.59
€36.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.10
|
$14.29
€13.26
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK636.85
|
$77.95
€72.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK271.72
|
$30.57
€28.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK649.08
|
$90.96
€84.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK793.74
|
$109.87
€101.93
|
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