Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 16.8% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Castries, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
Castries
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.00
HRK90.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.58
HRK53.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.67
HRK18.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.89
HRK13.24
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Castries
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.45
HRK10.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$5.70
HRK39.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$4.55
HRK31.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$3.56
HRK24.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.43
HRK31.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.73
HRK5.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.76
HRK5.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.83
HRK5.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.25
HRK8.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.59
HRK4.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.56
HRK3.93
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Castries
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$6.13
HRK42.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.15
HRK378.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$31,625.55
HRK221,227.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.96
HRK69.66
|
|
pay 23.6% more for housing
Castries
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$28.99
HRK202.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$705.63
HRK4,936.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$571.03
HRK3,994.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$152.17
HRK1,064.43
|
|
pay 50.5% more for childcare
Castries
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$273.78
HRK1,915.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,078.17
HRK77,493.99
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.25
HRK22.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.21
HRK15.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.09
HRK35.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$45.24
HRK316.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.91
HRK55.36
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Castries
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$96.66
HRK676.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$42.44
HRK296.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$96.78
HRK677.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$116.30
HRK813.57
|
|
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