Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 9.7% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.08
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK52.55
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.54
|
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.12
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.04
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.53
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.57
|
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.66
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK30.74
|
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.06
|
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.28
|
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.78
|
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.65
|
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.10
|
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.89
|
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.52
|
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK375.34
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK219,217.59
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.03
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
Zagreb
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK200.93
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,891.21
|
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,958.18
|
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,054.76
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
|
pay 79.7% less for childcare
Zagreb
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,897.77
|
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK76,790.08
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.52
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.34
|
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.28
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK313.56
|
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK54.86
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK670.03
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK294.15
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK670.87
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK806.18
|
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
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