Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Croatia

Zagreb vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 55.6% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 35.3% more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 43.9% more in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Zagreb
Housing: pay 79.7% more in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 5.1% more in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% more in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 0.6% less in Zagreb

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Zagreb are more expensive than in Astana. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Zagreb.

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Zagreb vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zagreb instead of Astana, you would:

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pay 35.3% more for restaurants

	Astana	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	$12.32 HRK82.58	+12.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	$8.12 HRK54.42	+3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 KZT499.26	$3.04 HRK20.36	+175.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KZT298.06	$2.59 HRK17.36	+293.7%
Average			+35.3%

Astana vs. Zagreb - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.9% more for groceries

	Astana	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 KZT283.87	$1.63 HRK10.95	+160.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	$7.46 HRK50.04	+22.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	$4.78 HRK32.05	-2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	$3.93 HRK26.33	+76.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	$5.41 HRK36.30	+101.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT369.90	$1.04 HRK6.96	+27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 KZT482.49	$0.79 HRK5.32	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 KZT468.85	$0.95 HRK6.35	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 KZT456.93	$1.15 HRK7.71	+14.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 KZT141.42	$0.60 HRK4.05	+93.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT91.97	$0.53 HRK3.54	+159.8%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Astana	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	$7.15 HRK47.92	+182.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.78 KZT7,603.65	$53.50 HRK358.68	+218.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,607.50 KZT11M	$27,993.39 HRK188K	+13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	$13.44 HRK90.08	+20.1%
Average			+103.6%

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pay 79.7% more for housing

	Astana	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	$40.80 HRK273.55	+127.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.82 KZT261K	$869.66 HRK5,830.31	+51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.61 KZT179K	$659.99 HRK4,424.62	+67.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	$167.33 HRK1,121.83	+220.2%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 5.1% more for childcare

	Astana	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.89 KZT170K	$494.08 HRK3,312.40	+31.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,828.93 KZT5M	$9,918.06 HRK66,491.85	-16.2%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 KZT608.29	$3.36 HRK22.52	+150.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	$2.50 HRK16.73	-3.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	$5.77 HRK38.66	+157.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	$50.32 HRK337.34	-12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	$8.96 HRK60.05	+38.1%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 0.6% less for clothing

	Astana	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	$105.08 HRK704.49	+59.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	$43.32 HRK290.43	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	$94.92 HRK636.35	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	$109.43 HRK733.62	-15.7%
Average			-0.6%

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