Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 5.1% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Athens, you would:
pay 58.4% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.07
|
$13.00
HRK90.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.04
|
$7.58
HRK53.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.97
|
$2.67
HRK18.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.89
HRK13.24
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
Athens
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.45
HRK10.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.39
|
$5.70
HRK39.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.91
|
$4.55
HRK31.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.38
|
$3.56
HRK24.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.67
|
$4.43
HRK31.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.73
HRK5.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.76
HRK5.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.83
HRK5.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.25
HRK8.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.59
HRK4.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.56
HRK3.93
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Athens
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.11
|
$6.13
HRK42.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$54.15
HRK378.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,419.96
|
$31,625.55
HRK221,227.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.25
|
$9.96
HRK69.66
|
|
pay 0.1% more for housing
Athens
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€30.22
|
$28.99
HRK202.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€584.73
|
$705.63
HRK4,936.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€494.37
|
$571.03
HRK3,994.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€153.11
|
$152.17
HRK1,064.43
|
|
pay 18.3% less for childcare
Athens
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€448.09
|
$273.78
HRK1,915.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,638.82
|
$11,078.17
HRK77,493.99
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$3.25
HRK22.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$2.21
HRK15.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$5.09
HRK35.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€43.16
|
$45.24
HRK316.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€9.04
|
$7.91
HRK55.36
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Athens
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€83.49
|
$96.66
HRK676.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.31
|
$42.44
HRK296.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€88.48
|
$96.78
HRK677.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€108.28
|
$116.30
HRK813.57
|
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