Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.4 times more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 49.1% more for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK76.91
|
$26.69
A$40.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK53.84
|
$10.01
A$15.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.88
|
$2.70
A$4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.63
|
$2.13
A$3.22
|
|
pay 66.5% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.74
|
$6.42
A$9.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.51
|
$6.48
A$9.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.36
|
$4.10
A$6.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.57
|
$3.63
A$5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.77
|
$1.47
A$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
$1.60
A$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.21
|
$2.47
A$3.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.66
|
$0.96
A$1.46
|
|
pay 28.0% more for transportation
Zagreb
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.42
|
$5.45
A$8.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK367.61
|
$100.08
A$151.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK194,197.26
|
$20,016.00
A$30,263.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.12
|
$15.93
A$24.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Zagreb
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK183.51
|
$68.64
A$103.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,434.74
|
$1,824.70
A$2,758.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,438.85
|
$1,494.78
A$2,260.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,151.64
|
$183.28
A$277.12
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,104.68
|
$1,686.35
A$2,549.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,137.18
|
$14,216.13
A$21,494.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.40
|
$8.01
A$12.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.18
|
$3.74
A$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.68
|
$23.35
A$35.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK335.58
|
$64.70
A$97.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.10
|
$13.34
A$20.18
|
|
pay 49.1% more for clothing
Zagreb
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK636.85
|
$93.52
A$141.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK271.72
|
$72.72
A$109.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK649.08
|
$134.62
A$203.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK793.74
|
$183.19
A$276.97
|
|
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