Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

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Croatia

Zagreb vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 0.5% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 9.3% more in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 13.2% less in Zagreb
Housing: pay 7.9% more in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 17.8% less in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.4% less in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 3.9% less in Zagreb

The cost of groceries, housing, and restaurants in Zagreb are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in Zagreb.

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Zagreb vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.7% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 LBP1M	$12.32 HRK82.58	+2.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 LBP896K	$8.12 HRK54.42	-18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 LBP209K	$3.04 HRK20.36	+30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$2.59 HRK17.36	+196.9%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 9.3% more for groceries

	Beirut	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 LBP78,624	$1.63 HRK10.95	+86.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$7.46 HRK50.04	+34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.42 LBP664K	$4.78 HRK32.05	-35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 LBP320K	$3.93 HRK26.33	+10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 LBP431K	$5.41 HRK36.30	+12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.04 HRK6.96	-25.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.79 HRK5.32	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$0.95 HRK6.35	+26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP60,933	$1.15 HRK7.71	+69.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP50,168	$0.60 HRK4.05	+8.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.53 HRK3.54	-26.0%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 13.2% less for transportation

	Beirut	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$7.15 HRK47.92	+76.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$53.50 HRK358.68	-31.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$27,993.39 HRK188K	-47.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 LBP2M	$13.44 HRK90.08	-41.6%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 7.9% more for housing

	Beirut	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.98 LBP3M	$40.80 HRK273.55	+7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$943.80 LBP85M	$869.66 HRK5,830.31	-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$496.60 LBP44M	$659.99 HRK4,424.62	+32.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$167.33 HRK1,121.83	-5.7%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 17.8% less for childcare

	Beirut	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$494.08 HRK3,312.40	-27.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,643.75 LBP953M	$9,918.06 HRK66,491.85	-6.8%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$3.36 HRK22.52	-32.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.54 LBP407K	$2.50 HRK16.73	-45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$5.77 HRK38.66	+92.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.00 LBP8M	$50.32 HRK337.34	-40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$8.96 HRK60.05	-10.4%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 3.9% less for clothing

	Beirut	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$105.08 HRK704.49	+55.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$43.32 HRK290.43	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$94.92 HRK636.35	-31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$109.43 HRK733.62	-8.8%
Average			-3.9%

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