Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 37.7% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$10.99
HRK77.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$7.70
HRK54.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$2.56
HRK17.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$1.81
HRK12.71
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$1.22
HRK8.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$4.97
HRK34.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$5.08
HRK35.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$3.34
HRK23.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$4.51
HRK31.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$0.68
HRK4.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.70
HRK4.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.81
HRK5.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.17
HRK8.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.54
HRK3.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.52
HRK3.69
|
|
pay 63.6% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$7.21
HRK50.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$52.55
HRK369.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
$27,761.50
HRK195,406.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$9.17
HRK64.52
|
|
pay 6.1% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$26.23
HRK184.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
$633.97
HRK4,462.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
$491.60
HRK3,460.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
$164.63
HRK1,158.81
|
|
pay 25.7% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
$157.92
HRK1,111.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
$7,167.37
HRK50,449.42
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$2.92
HRK20.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$2.03
HRK14.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$5.10
HRK35.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
$47.97
HRK337.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$7.31
HRK51.42
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
$91.04
HRK640.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
$38.84
HRK273.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
$92.79
HRK653.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
$113.47
HRK798.68
|
|
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