Cost of living comparison

Chile

compared to

Croatia

Zagreb vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 36.4% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 14.8% more in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 40.3% more in Zagreb
Housing: pay 65.1% more in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 1.7% more in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% more in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 57.3% more in Zagreb

The cost of housing, clothing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Zagreb are more expensive than in Santiago.

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Zagreb vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zagreb instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 20.9% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 CLF0.2600	$12.32 HRK82.58	+20.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 CLF0.2200	$8.12 HRK54.42	-6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CLF0.0400	$3.04 HRK20.36	+78.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CLF0.0300	$2.59 HRK17.36	+107.6%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 14.8% more for groceries

	Santiago	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 CLF0.0500	$1.63 HRK10.95	-9.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.64 CLF0.1400	$7.46 HRK50.04	+32.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.81 CLF0.1200	$4.78 HRK32.05	-0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.18 CLF0.1000	$3.93 HRK26.33	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 CLF0.0800	$5.41 HRK36.30	+73.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CLF0.0200	$1.04 HRK6.96	+14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.79 HRK5.32	+13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.95 HRK6.35	+28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$1.15 HRK7.71	+46.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CLF0.0100	$0.60 HRK4.05	+22.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.53 HRK3.54	-22.1%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 40.3% more for transportation

	Santiago	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 CLF0.1400	$7.15 HRK47.92	+23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.93 CLF1.0200	$53.50 HRK358.68	+30.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	$27,993.39 HRK188K	+57.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.37 CLF0.1800	$13.44 HRK90.08	+82.4%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 65.1% more for housing

	Santiago	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.07 CLF0.4800	$40.80 HRK273.55	+114.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.81 CLF13.8200	$869.66 HRK5,830.31	+57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.90 CLF9.4200	$659.99 HRK4,424.62	+75.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.86 CLF2.8500	$167.33 HRK1,121.83	+47.0%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 1.7% more for childcare

	Santiago	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$432.52 CLF10.8100	$494.08 HRK3,312.40	+14.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	$9,918.06 HRK66,491.85	-9.5%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 CLF0.1000	$3.36 HRK22.52	-17.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 CLF0.0800	$2.50 HRK16.73	-23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.22 CLF0.1300	$5.77 HRK38.66	+10.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 CLF0.8500	$50.32 HRK337.34	+48.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 CLF0.1900	$8.96 HRK60.05	+19.1%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 57.3% more for clothing

	Santiago	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 CLF1.2600	$105.08 HRK704.49	+109.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 CLF0.7200	$43.32 HRK290.43	+50.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.29 CLF1.6600	$94.92 HRK636.35	+43.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.84 CLF2.0200	$109.43 HRK733.62	+35.4%
Average			+57.3%

Santiago vs. Zagreb - Cost of clothing

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