Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 11.1% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 21.7% more for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.31
RSD1,013
|
$10.99
HRK76.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.73
RSD841
|
$7.70
HRK53.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
RSD210
|
$2.56
HRK17.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
RSD144
|
$1.81
HRK12.64
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
RSD485
|
$4.97
HRK34.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RSD612
|
$5.08
HRK35.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
RSD277
|
$3.34
HRK23.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
RSD348
|
$4.51
HRK31.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$0.68
HRK4.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
RSD92
|
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD82
|
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$1.17
HRK8.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RSD36
|
$0.52
HRK3.67
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
Belgrade
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
RSD716
|
$7.21
HRK50.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.48
RSD3,318
|
$52.55
HRK367.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,973.40
RSD2,827,048
|
$27,761.50
HRK194,341.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
RSD1,031
|
$9.17
HRK64.17
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
Belgrade
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.25
RSD2,857
|
$26.23
HRK183.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$804.75
RSD87,592
|
$633.97
HRK4,438.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.56
RSD58,075
|
$491.60
HRK3,441.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.34
RSD13,533
|
$164.63
HRK1,152.49
|
|
pay 22.0% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.79
RSD33,610
|
$157.92
HRK1,105.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.61
RSD743,471
|
$7,167.37
HRK50,174.45
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
RSD253
|
$2.92
HRK20.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
RSD219
|
$2.03
HRK14.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
RSD415
|
$5.10
HRK35.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.87
RSD3,469
|
$47.97
HRK335.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
RSD709
|
$7.31
HRK51.14
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
Belgrade
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
RSD8,883
|
$91.04
HRK637.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.64
RSD3,770
|
$38.84
HRK271.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.50
RSD10,286
|
$92.79
HRK649.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.63
RSD12,804
|
$113.47
HRK794.33
|
|
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