Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Croatia

Zagreb vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 2.1% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 28.4% more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 25.2% more in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 30.8% more in Zagreb
Housing: pay 17.3% less in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 52.1% less in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.8% less in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Zagreb

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

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Zagreb vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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pay 28.4% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$12.32 HRK82.58	+5.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$8.12 HRK54.42	+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$3.04 HRK20.36	+87.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$2.59 HRK17.36	+209.8%
Average			+28.4%

Moscow vs. Zagreb - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$1.63 HRK10.95	+60.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$7.46 HRK50.04	+4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$4.78 HRK32.05	+3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$3.93 HRK26.33	+110.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$5.41 HRK36.30	+81.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$1.04 HRK6.96	+11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$0.79 HRK5.32	-2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$0.95 HRK6.35	+5.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$1.15 HRK7.71	-35.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$0.60 HRK4.05	+48.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$0.53 HRK3.54	+63.0%
Average			+25.2%

Moscow vs. Zagreb - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$7.15 HRK47.92	+115.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$53.50 HRK358.68	+31.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$27,993.39 HRK188K	-28.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$13.44 HRK90.08	+33.6%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 17.3% less for housing

	Moscow	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$40.80 HRK273.55	+313.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$869.66 HRK5,830.31	-40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$659.99 HRK4,424.62	-18.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$167.33 HRK1,121.83	+17.1%
Average			-17.3%

Moscow vs. Zagreb - Cost of housing

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pay 52.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$494.08 HRK3,312.40	-38.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$9,918.06 HRK66,491.85	-62.5%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$3.36 HRK22.52	-28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$2.50 HRK16.73	-32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$5.77 HRK38.66	+67.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$50.32 HRK337.34	+19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$8.96 HRK60.05	-4.3%
Average			-5.8%

Moscow vs. Zagreb - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$105.08 HRK704.49	-3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$43.32 HRK290.43	-30.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$94.92 HRK636.35	-34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$109.43 HRK733.62	-39.3%
Average			-28.1%

Moscow vs. Zagreb - Cost of clothing

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