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Zagreb vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 48.0% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 13.5% more in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 78.8% more in Zagreb
Housing: pay 73.5% more in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 14.8% less in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.3% more in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 9.9% less in Zagreb

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Zagreb are more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Zagreb. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Zagreb.

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Zagreb vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$12.32 HRK83.30	+121.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$8.12 HRK54.90	+46.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$3.04 HRK20.54	+254.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$2.59 HRK17.51	+338.6%
Average			+114.9%

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.63 HRK11.05	+63.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$7.46 HRK50.48	+20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$4.78 HRK32.34	-12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$3.93 HRK26.56	+86.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$5.41 HRK36.62	+144.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.04 HRK7.02	-25.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.79 HRK5.36	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$0.95 HRK6.41	-44.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.15 HRK7.78	-16.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.60 HRK4.09	+83.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.53 HRK3.57	+9.7%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 78.8% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$7.15 HRK48.34	+65.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$53.50 HRK361.83	+220.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$27,993.39 HRK189K	+4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$13.44 HRK90.87	+176.3%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 73.5% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$40.80 HRK275.95	+199.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$869.66 HRK5,881.55	+52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$659.99 HRK4,463.51	+48.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$167.33 HRK1,131.69	+207.7%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 14.8% less for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$494.08 HRK3,341.51	-39.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$9,918.06 HRK67,076.23	+20.0%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$3.36 HRK22.72	+42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$2.50 HRK16.88	+3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$5.77 HRK39.00	+243.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$50.32 HRK340.30	-25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$8.96 HRK60.58	+114.9%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$105.08 HRK710.68	+28.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$43.32 HRK292.98	-4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$94.92 HRK641.94	-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$109.43 HRK740.07	-41.7%
Average			-9.9%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Zagreb - Cost of clothing

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