Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 8.7% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.91
|
$10.22
RSD1,112
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK53.03
|
$9.29
RSD1,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.71
|
$2.36
RSD257
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.24
|
$1.60
RSD174
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.13
|
$0.81
RSD89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.89
|
$5.04
RSD548
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.86
|
$5.13
RSD558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.89
|
$2.75
RSD299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK31.02
|
$3.27
RSD356
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.11
|
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.32
|
$0.76
RSD82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.84
|
$0.80
RSD87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.72
|
$1.04
RSD113
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.14
|
$0.52
RSD57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.93
|
$0.47
RSD51
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.91
|
$6.86
RSD746
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK378.79
|
$20.45
RSD2,224
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK221,227.07
|
$28,545.65
RSD3,104,311
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.66
|
$9.65
RSD1,049
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK202.77
|
$26.07
RSD2,835
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,936.05
|
$819.25
RSD89,093
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,994.47
|
$492.43
RSD53,551
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,064.43
|
$132.43
RSD14,402
|
|
pay 6.5% less for childcare
Zagreb
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,915.17
|
$331.95
RSD36,100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK77,493.99
|
$7,304.25
RSD794,330
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.73
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.48
|
$2.42
RSD264
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.61
|
$3.90
RSD424
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK316.43
|
$36.23
RSD3,939
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK55.36
|
$6.97
RSD758
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Zagreb
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK676.17
|
$92.82
RSD10,094
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK296.85
|
$39.07
RSD4,249
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK677.02
|
$102.47
RSD11,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK813.57
|
$124.50
RSD13,539
|
|
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