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Zagreb vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 29.9% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 20.5% more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 6.9% more in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 77.2% more in Zagreb
Housing: pay 40.3% more in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 83.4% more in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% more in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 25.2% less in Zagreb

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

Zagreb vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zagreb instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 20.5% more for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	$14.02 HRK91.05	-22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	$9.34 HRK60.70	-22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	$3.15 HRK20.49	+44.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	$2.52 HRK16.38	+81.6%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 6.9% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	$1.96 HRK12.71	-32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	$6.76 HRK43.89	+10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	$5.05 HRK32.81	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	$3.86 HRK25.06	+17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	$4.90 HRK31.80	+24.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	$0.91 HRK5.92	-20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	$0.81 HRK5.29	-15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS819.15	$0.96 HRK6.24	+69.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	$1.35 HRK8.80	+18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS952.66	$0.69 HRK4.51	+5.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS837.26	$0.65 HRK4.19	+11.5%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 77.2% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	$6.64 HRK43.14	+54.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	$58.40 HRK379.37	+192.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	$35,039.69 HRK227,621.32	+40.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	$11.68 HRK75.87	+22.8%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 40.3% more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	$34.74 HRK225.68	+18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	$885.05 HRK5,749.40	+34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	$674.25 HRK4,379.99	+45.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	$164.98 HRK1,071.73	+63.4%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 83.4% more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	$490.56 HRK3,186.70	+33.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	$12,823.55 HRK83,303.08	+133.3%
Average			+83.4%

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pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	$3.50 HRK22.76	-7.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	$2.50 HRK16.26	-39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	$5.84 HRK37.94	+58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	$52.95 HRK343.96	+21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	$8.76 HRK56.91	-2.7%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	$100.56 HRK653.24	-10.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	$41.12 HRK267.14	-55.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	$100.39 HRK652.14	-22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	$118.33 HRK768.70	-12.3%
Average			-25.2%

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