Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 61.9% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Quito
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$10.99
HRK77.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$7.70
HRK54.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$2.56
HRK17.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$1.81
HRK12.71
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
Quito
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$1.22
HRK8.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$4.97
HRK34.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$5.08
HRK35.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$3.34
HRK23.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$4.51
HRK31.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.68
HRK4.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.70
HRK4.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.81
HRK5.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$1.17
HRK8.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.54
HRK3.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.52
HRK3.69
|
|
pay 88.9% more for transportation
Quito
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$7.21
HRK50.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$52.55
HRK369.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$27,761.50
HRK195,406.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$9.17
HRK64.52
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Quito
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$26.23
HRK184.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$633.97
HRK4,462.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$491.60
HRK3,460.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$164.63
HRK1,158.81
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
Quito
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$157.92
HRK1,111.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$7,167.37
HRK50,449.42
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.92
HRK20.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$2.03
HRK14.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$5.10
HRK35.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$47.97
HRK337.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$7.31
HRK51.42
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
Quito
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$91.04
HRK640.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$38.84
HRK273.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$92.79
HRK653.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$113.47
HRK798.68
|
|
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