Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 9.6% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.91
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK53.03
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.71
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.24
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.13
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.89
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.86
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.89
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK31.02
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.11
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.32
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.84
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.72
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.14
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.93
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.91
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK378.79
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK221,227.07
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.66
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
Zagreb
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK202.77
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,936.05
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,994.47
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,064.43
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
Zagreb
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,915.17
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK77,493.99
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.73
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.48
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.61
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK316.43
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK55.36
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Zagreb
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK676.17
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK296.85
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK677.02
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK813.57
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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