Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 2.5 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Zagreb
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$13.00
HRK90.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$7.58
HRK53.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$2.67
HRK18.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$1.89
HRK13.24
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$1.45
HRK10.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$5.70
HRK39.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$4.55
HRK31.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.56
HRK24.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$4.43
HRK31.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.73
HRK5.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.76
HRK5.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.83
HRK5.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.25
HRK8.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.59
HRK4.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.56
HRK3.93
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$6.13
HRK42.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$54.15
HRK378.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$31,625.55
HRK221,227.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$9.96
HRK69.66
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Zagreb
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$28.99
HRK202.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$705.63
HRK4,936.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$571.03
HRK3,994.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$152.17
HRK1,064.43
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$273.78
HRK1,915.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,078.17
HRK77,493.99
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$3.25
HRK22.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.21
HRK15.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$5.09
HRK35.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$45.24
HRK316.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$7.91
HRK55.36
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$96.66
HRK676.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$42.44
HRK296.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$96.78
HRK677.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$116.30
HRK813.57
|
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