Cost of living comparison
Athens is 8.1% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Athens instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK91.40
|
$16.24
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK53.32
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.81
|
$2.12
€1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.31
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.19
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK40.11
|
$6.88
€6.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK32.03
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK25.02
|
$4.72
€4.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK31.19
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.14
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.35
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.87
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.77
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.16
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.95
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK43.14
|
$7.66
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK380.83
|
$32.49
€30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK222,421.89
|
$27,399.57
€25,558.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK70.04
|
$12.13
€11.31
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK203.86
|
$32.57
€30.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,962.71
|
$630.26
€587.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK4,016.04
|
$532.87
€497.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,070.18
|
$165.03
€153.95
|
|
pay 35.1% more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,925.51
|
$482.99
€450.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK77,912.52
|
$10,389.46
€9,691.50
|
|
pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.85
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.56
|
$3.62
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.80
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK318.14
|
$46.52
€43.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK55.66
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK679.82
|
$89.99
€83.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK298.45
|
$34.83
€32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK680.68
|
$95.37
€88.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK817.96
|
$116.71
€108.87
|
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