Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 3.0 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 89.9% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$10.99
HRK76.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$7.70
HRK53.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$2.56
HRK17.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$1.81
HRK12.63
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.97
HRK34.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$5.08
HRK35.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$3.34
HRK23.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.51
HRK31.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$0.68
HRK4.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.17
HRK8.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.52
HRK3.66
|
|
pay 20.3% more for transportation
Asmara
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$7.21
HRK50.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.55
HRK367.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,761.50
HRK194,197.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$9.17
HRK64.12
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Asmara
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.23
HRK183.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$633.97
HRK4,434.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$491.60
HRK3,438.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$164.63
HRK1,151.64
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$157.92
HRK1,104.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$7,167.37
HRK50,137.18
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.92
HRK20.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.03
HRK14.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$5.10
HRK35.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$47.97
HRK335.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$7.31
HRK51.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Asmara
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$91.04
HRK636.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$38.84
HRK271.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.79
HRK649.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$113.47
HRK793.74
|
|
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