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South Korea

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Croatia

Zagreb vs. Daejeon Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 32.2% more expensive than Daejeon.

Restaurants: pay 80.8% more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 45.6% less in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 77.2% more in Zagreb
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 13.7% less in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 16.0% more in Zagreb

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

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Zagreb vs. Daejeon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.8% more for restaurants

	Daejeon	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 ₩9,962	$12.32 HRK82.58	+65.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.45 ₩7,273	$8.12 HRK54.42	+49.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 ₩1,644	$3.04 HRK20.36	+146.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₩877	$2.59 HRK17.36	+294.2%
Average			+80.8%

Daejeon vs. Zagreb - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.6% less for groceries

	Daejeon	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 ₩3,611	$1.63 HRK10.95	-39.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.50 ₩7,347	$7.46 HRK50.04	+35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.08 ₩10,786	$4.78 HRK32.05	-40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 ₩3,367	$3.93 HRK26.33	+55.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.64 ₩4,858	$5.41 HRK36.30	+48.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.99 ₩6,665	$1.04 HRK6.96	-79.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.52 ₩3,367	$0.79 HRK5.32	-68.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.60 ₩3,464	$0.95 HRK6.35	-63.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.69 ₩3,593	$1.15 HRK7.71	-57.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.37 ₩3,163	$0.60 HRK4.05	-74.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 ₩1,672	$0.53 HRK3.54	-57.9%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 77.2% more for transportation

	Daejeon	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 ₩6,303	$7.15 HRK47.92	+51.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.20 ₩14,944	$53.50 HRK358.68	+377.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,162.26 ₩38M	$27,993.39 HRK188K	-0.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 ₩12,254	$13.44 HRK90.08	+46.4%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Daejeon	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.39 ₩29,887	$40.80 HRK273.55	+82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$373.20 ₩498K	$869.66 HRK5,830.31	+133.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.56 ₩398K	$659.99 HRK4,424.62	+121.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.06 ₩178K	$167.33 HRK1,121.83	+25.8%
Average			+105.5%

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pay 13.7% less for childcare

	Daejeon	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.29 ₩403K	$494.08 HRK3,312.40	+63.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,781.84 ₩29M	$9,918.06 HRK66,491.85	-54.5%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Daejeon	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 ₩4,732	$3.36 HRK22.52	-5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 ₩4,908	$2.50 HRK16.73	-32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 ₩4,483	$5.77 HRK38.66	+71.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.59 ₩44,831	$50.32 HRK337.34	+49.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩14,944	$8.96 HRK60.05	-20.0%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 16.0% more for clothing

	Daejeon	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.19 ₩85,677	$105.08 HRK704.49	+63.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.05 ₩54,793	$43.32 HRK290.43	+5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.30 ₩125K	$94.92 HRK636.35	+1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.36 ₩142K	$109.43 HRK733.62	+2.9%
Average			+16.0%

Daejeon vs. Zagreb - Cost of clothing

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