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Zagreb vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 39.8% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 65.2% more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 16.9% more in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 34.9% more in Zagreb
Housing: pay 62.1% more in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 28.8% more in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% more in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 50.8% more in Zagreb

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

Zagreb vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.2% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2500	$14.02 HRK90.69	+33.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$9.34 HRK60.46	+15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$3.15 HRK20.41	+95.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$2.52 HRK16.32	+116.6%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 16.9% more for groceries

	Santiago	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$1.96 HRK12.66	+26.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	$6.76 HRK43.72	+31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$5.05 HRK32.68	+11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$3.86 HRK24.96	-3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$4.90 HRK31.68	+63.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.91 HRK5.89	+0.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.81 HRK5.27	+16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$0.96 HRK6.21	+4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$1.35 HRK8.76	+60.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.69 HRK4.50	-12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.65 HRK4.18	-13.2%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 34.9% more for transportation

	Santiago	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$6.64 HRK42.98	+27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$58.40 HRK377.89	+39.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	$35,039.69 HRK226,732.71	+82.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$11.68 HRK75.58	-9.2%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 62.1% more for housing

	Santiago	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	$34.74 HRK224.80	+59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.8000	$885.05 HRK5,726.96	+76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF9.9600	$674.25 HRK4,362.89	+59.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5200	$164.98 HRK1,067.55	+53.6%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 28.8% more for childcare

	Santiago	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.1300	$490.56 HRK3,174.26	+13.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	$12,823.55 HRK82,977.87	+43.7%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$3.50 HRK22.67	+11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$2.50 HRK16.20	-19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$5.84 HRK37.79	+5.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7600	$52.95 HRK342.62	+64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$8.76 HRK56.68	+39.1%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 50.8% more for clothing

	Santiago	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2600	$100.56 HRK650.69	+86.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7200	$41.12 HRK266.10	+33.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7300	$100.39 HRK649.59	+36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.9100	$118.33 HRK765.70	+45.9%
Average			+50.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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