Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 28.9% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 20.9% more for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Helsinki
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.91
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK53.03
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.71
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.24
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.13
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.89
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.86
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.89
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK31.02
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.11
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.32
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.84
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.72
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.14
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.93
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 38.5% more for transportation
Zagreb
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.91
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK378.79
|
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK221,227.07
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.66
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 10.8% more for housing
Zagreb
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK202.77
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,936.05
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,994.47
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,064.43
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 9.1% more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,915.17
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK77,493.99
|
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.73
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.48
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.61
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK316.43
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK55.36
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Helsinki
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK676.17
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK296.85
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK677.02
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK813.57
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
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