Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 10.6% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$10.99
HRK76.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$7.70
HRK53.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$2.56
HRK17.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$1.81
HRK12.64
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$4.97
HRK34.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$5.08
HRK35.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$3.34
HRK23.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.48
|
$4.51
HRK31.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.68
HRK4.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.17
HRK8.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.52
HRK3.67
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$7.21
HRK50.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.13
|
$52.55
HRK367.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
$27,761.50
HRK194,341.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.66
|
$9.17
HRK64.17
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
Madrid
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
$26.23
HRK183.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
$633.97
HRK4,438.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€758.05
|
$491.60
HRK3,441.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
$164.63
HRK1,152.49
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.69
|
$157.92
HRK1,105.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
$7,167.37
HRK50,174.45
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$2.92
HRK20.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.02
|
$2.03
HRK14.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
$5.10
HRK35.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.73
|
$47.97
HRK335.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$7.31
HRK51.14
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
$91.04
HRK637.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
$38.84
HRK271.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
$92.79
HRK649.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.48
|
$113.47
HRK794.33
|
|
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