Cost of living comparison

Venezuela

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Croatia

Zagreb vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 33.0% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 9.3% more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 24.1% less in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 48.0% more in Zagreb
Housing: pay 95.0% more in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Zagreb

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

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Zagreb vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.3% more for restaurants

	Caracas	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.80 VEF107.76	$12.32 HRK82.58	+14.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 VEF109.72	$8.12 HRK54.42	-26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 VEF15.23	$3.04 HRK20.36	+98.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.13	$2.59 HRK17.36	+96.7%
Average			+9.3%

Caracas vs. Zagreb - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.1% less for groceries

	Caracas	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$2.27 VEF22.67	$1.63 HRK10.95	-28.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 VEF50.69	$7.46 HRK50.04	+46.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.26 VEF102.36	$4.78 HRK32.05	-53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.73 VEF47.13	$3.93 HRK26.33	-16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.21 VEF41.95	$5.41 HRK36.30	+28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.29 VEF32.80	$1.04 HRK6.96	-68.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 VEF9.08	$0.79 HRK5.32	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 VEF9.84	$0.95 HRK6.35	-3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 VEF10.45	$1.15 HRK7.71	+9.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 VEF10.17	$0.60 HRK4.05	-40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 VEF9.88	$0.53 HRK3.54	-46.7%
Average			-24.1%

Caracas vs. Zagreb - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.0% more for transportation

	Caracas	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.18 VEF31.72	$7.15 HRK47.92	+124.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$53.50 HRK358.68	+78.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249K	$27,993.39 HRK188K	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.00 VEF269.31	$13.44 HRK90.08	-50.2%
Average			+48.0%

Caracas vs. Zagreb - Cost of transportation

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pay 95.0% more for housing

	Caracas	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.99 VEF378.95	$40.80 HRK273.55	+7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	$869.66 HRK5,830.31	+42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	$659.99 HRK4,424.62	+55.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.60 VEF165.55	$167.33 HRK1,121.83	+908.2%
Average			+95.0%

Caracas vs. Zagreb - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Caracas	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	$494.08 HRK3,312.40	+208.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	$9,918.06 HRK66,491.85	+62.6%
Average			+124.1%

Caracas vs. Zagreb - Cost of childcare

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 VEF19.95	$3.36 HRK22.52	+68.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.63 VEF36.19	$2.50 HRK16.73	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 VEF45.68	$5.77 HRK38.66	+25.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.50 VEF663.30	$50.32 HRK337.34	-24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 VEF64.83	$8.96 HRK60.05	+37.8%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Caracas	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.58 VEF763.81	$105.08 HRK704.49	+37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.89 VEF507.62	$43.32 HRK290.43	-14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	$94.92 HRK636.35	-29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	$109.43 HRK733.62	-18.3%
Average			-9.3%

Caracas vs. Zagreb - Cost of clothing

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