Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 11.3% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 1.9% more for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$548.94
|
$10.99
kn77.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$399.23
|
$7.70
kn54.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.19
|
$2.56
kn18.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.78
|
$1.81
kn12.72
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.33
|
$1.22
kn8.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$224.68
|
$4.97
kn34.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.26
|
$5.08
kn35.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.19
|
$3.34
kn23.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$169.75
|
$4.51
kn31.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.07
|
$0.68
kn4.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.80
|
$0.70
kn4.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.64
|
$0.81
kn5.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.17
|
$1.17
kn8.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.81
|
$0.54
kn3.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.78
|
$0.52
kn3.69
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$290.14
|
$7.21
kn50.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,796.52
|
$52.55
kn370.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,596,908.34
|
$27,761.50
kn195,611.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$743.56
|
$9.17
kn64.59
|
|
pay 4.3% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,576.22
|
$26.23
kn184.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,173.32
|
$633.97
kn4,467.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,130.28
|
$491.60
kn3,463.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,305.07
|
$164.63
kn1,160.02
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,640.26
|
$157.92
kn1,112.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$277,338.07
|
$7,167.37
kn50,502.28
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.77
|
$2.92
kn20.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$150.93
|
$2.03
kn14.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$184.64
|
$5.10
kn35.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,964.38
|
$47.97
kn338.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$369.29
|
$7.31
kn51.48
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,921.78
|
$91.04
kn641.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,791.53
|
$38.84
kn273.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,628.63
|
$92.79
kn653.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,351.58
|
$113.47
kn799.52
|
|
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