Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 62.7% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 36.6% more for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK88.23
|
$19.59
€17.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK51.47
|
$11.97
€10.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.16
|
$2.72
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK12.85
|
$2.58
€2.32
|
|
pay 40.2% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK9.83
|
$2.68
€2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK38.72
|
$8.38
€7.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK30.92
|
$5.89
€5.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.15
|
$4.11
€3.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK30.11
|
$5.43
€4.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK4.96
|
$1.23
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.17
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.66
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.47
|
$1.30
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.02
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.81
|
$0.83
€0.75
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
Zagreb
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK41.64
|
$7.19
€6.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK367.63
|
$53.34
€48.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK214,714.04
|
$31,021.96
€27,954.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK67.61
|
$24.16
€21.78
|
|
pay 64.0% more for housing
Zagreb
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK196.80
|
$57.82
€52.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,790.73
|
$1,165.94
€1,050.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,876.87
|
$976.56
€880.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,033.10
|
$182.93
€164.85
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,858.79
|
$989.17
€891.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK75,212.53
|
$23,148.55
€20,859.85
|
|
pay 56.2% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.06
|
$5.44
€4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.02
|
$3.88
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK34.56
|
$9.25
€8.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK307.12
|
$34.92
€31.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK53.73
|
$14.15
€12.75
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Zagreb
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK656.26
|
$104.24
€93.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK288.11
|
$49.59
€44.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK657.09
|
$117.47
€105.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK789.61
|
$144.77
€130.46
|
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