Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 0.7% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Nicosia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.91
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK53.03
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.71
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.24
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.13
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.89
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.86
|
$6.42
€5.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.89
|
$3.35
€3.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK31.02
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.11
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.32
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.84
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.72
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.14
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.93
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Zagreb
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.91
|
$5.70
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK378.79
|
$54.15
€50.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK221,227.07
|
$27,020.53
€25,068.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.66
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
pay 0.1% more for housing
Zagreb
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK202.77
|
$29.51
€27.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,936.05
|
$686.76
€637.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,994.47
|
$565.47
€524.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,064.43
|
$155.79
€144.54
|
|
pay 6.3% more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,915.17
|
$401.79
€372.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK77,493.99
|
$7,295.41
€6,768.32
|
|
pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.73
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.48
|
$3.71
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.61
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK316.43
|
$65.52
€60.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK55.36
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK676.17
|
$78.82
€73.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK296.85
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK677.02
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK813.57
|
$96.57
€89.59
|
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