Cost of living comparison

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Zagreb vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 2.8 times more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants
pay 38.9% more in Zagreb
Groceries
pay 31.1% less in Zagreb
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Zagreb
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Zagreb
Childcare
pay 9.1 times more in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.4% less in Zagreb
Clothing
pay 2.5 times more in Zagreb

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

Zagreb vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 38.9% more for restaurants

 
Monrovia
Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.50
LRD1,326.75
$14.02
HRK90.69
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.00
LRD1,945.90
$9.34
HRK60.46
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
LRD353.80
$3.15
HRK20.41

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

 
Monrovia
Zagreb
Bread
1 loaf
$1.79
LRD316.87
$1.96
HRK12.66
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.91
LRD1,044.66
$6.76
HRK43.72
Milk (1 gallon) $8.01
LRD1,417.23
$5.05
HRK32.68

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Monrovia
Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.69
LRD830.25
$6.64
HRK42.98
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
LRD3,538.00
$58.40
HRK377.89
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,534.94
LRD2,217,430.36
$35,039.69
HRK226,732.71

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Monrovia
Zagreb
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$93.25
LRD16,495.91
$34.74
HRK224.80
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $666.67
LRD117,933.34
$885.05
HRK5,726.96
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $95.00
LRD16,805.50
$674.25
HRK4,362.89

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pay 9.1 times more for childcare

 
Monrovia
Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $129.33
LRD22,879.05
$490.56
HRK3,174.26
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $894.00
LRD158,148.34
$12,823.55
HRK82,977.87

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Monrovia
Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
LRD530.70
$3.50
HRK22.67
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.33
LRD589.67
$2.50
HRK16.20
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.00
LRD884.50
$5.84
HRK37.79

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

 
Monrovia
Zagreb
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.41
LRD3,257.16
$100.56
HRK650.69
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.75
LRD5,970.38
$41.12
HRK266.10
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$56.25
LRD9,950.63
$100.39
HRK649.59

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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