Cost of living comparison
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Zagreb vs. Poprad Cost of Living Summary
Zagreb is 8.9% more expensive than Poprad.
Zagreb vs. Poprad Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Poprad, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
|
Poprad
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.20
€9.97
|
$12.32
HRK82.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
€8.97
|
$8.12
HRK54.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
€1.99
|
$3.04
HRK20.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
€1.58
|
$2.59
HRK17.36
|
|
Poprad vs. Zagreb - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Poprad
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
€1.57
|
$1.63
HRK10.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
€6.81
|
$7.46
HRK50.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.40
|
$4.78
HRK32.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.08
€3.63
|
$3.93
HRK26.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.30
€2.94
|
$5.41
HRK36.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.87
|
$1.04
HRK6.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.79
HRK5.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.89
|
$0.95
HRK6.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
€1.54
|
$1.15
HRK7.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.54
|
$0.60
HRK4.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.60
|
$0.53
HRK3.54
|
|
Poprad vs. Zagreb - Cost of groceries
pay 15.0% more for transportation
|
Poprad
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.84
€6.09
|
$7.15
HRK47.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
€29.90
|
$53.50
HRK358.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,078.64
€23,210.93
|
$27,993.39
HRK188K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
€13.60
|
$13.44
HRK90.08
|
|
Poprad vs. Zagreb - Cost of transportation
pay 20.0% more for housing
|
Poprad
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.65
€16.60
|
$40.80
HRK273.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.15
€681.01
|
$869.66
HRK5,830.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.88
€448.47
|
$659.99
HRK4,424.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.59
€166.08
|
$167.33
HRK1,121.83
|
|
Poprad vs. Zagreb - Cost of housing
pay 25.2% less for childcare
|
Poprad
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$470.29
€418.57
|
$494.08
HRK3,312.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,610.01
€16,563.57
|
$9,918.06
HRK66,491.85
|
|
Poprad vs. Zagreb - Cost of childcare
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poprad
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
€1.99
|
$3.36
HRK22.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.74
|
$2.50
HRK16.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.48
|
$5.77
HRK38.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.06
€36.54
|
$50.32
HRK337.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.20
€9.97
|
$8.96
HRK60.05
|
|
Poprad vs. Zagreb - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 18.7% more for clothing
|
Poprad
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
€63.12
|
$105.08
HRK704.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.44
€35.99
|
$43.32
HRK290.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.98
€68.52
|
$94.92
HRK636.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.72
€95.87
|
$109.43
HRK733.62
|
|
Poprad vs. Zagreb - Cost of clothing
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