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Zagreb vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 50.1% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 31.6% more in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 28.0% more in Zagreb
Housing: pay 68.5% more in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 44.6% more in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.4% more in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 40.4% more in Zagreb

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Zagreb are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Zagreb.

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Zagreb vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.00	$12.32 HRK82.58	+182.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.91	$8.12 HRK54.42	+17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$3.04 HRK20.36	+178.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$2.59 HRK17.36	+309.1%
Average			+115.1%

Lima vs. Zagreb - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

	Lima	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$1.63 HRK10.95	-36.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$7.46 HRK50.04	+64.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$4.78 HRK32.05	-21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$3.93 HRK26.33	+34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$5.41 HRK36.30	+101.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.04 HRK6.96	+14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.79 HRK5.32	+66.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.95 HRK6.35	+50.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$1.15 HRK7.71	+69.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.60 HRK4.05	+44.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.53 HRK3.54	+31.7%
Average			+31.6%

Lima vs. Zagreb - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.0% more for transportation

	Lima	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$7.15 HRK47.92	+11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.33	$53.50 HRK358.68	+101.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	$27,993.39 HRK188K	+27.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.52	$13.44 HRK90.08	-33.4%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 68.5% more for housing

	Lima	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$40.80 HRK273.55	+48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$869.66 HRK5,830.31	+18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$659.99 HRK4,424.62	+95.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$167.33 HRK1,121.83	+201.9%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 44.6% more for childcare

	Lima	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$494.08 HRK3,312.40	+175.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$9,918.06 HRK66,491.85	-24.3%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$3.36 HRK22.52	+28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$2.50 HRK16.73	-22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$5.77 HRK38.66	+0.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$50.32 HRK337.34	+54.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$8.96 HRK60.05	+23.4%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 40.4% more for clothing

	Lima	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$105.08 HRK704.49	+99.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$43.32 HRK290.43	+24.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$94.92 HRK636.35	+13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$109.43 HRK733.62	+38.6%
Average			+40.4%

Lima vs. Zagreb - Cost of clothing

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