Cost of living comparison
Athens is 22.5% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Athens instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK77.39
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK54.17
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.99
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.71
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.62
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.96
|
$6.55
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.73
|
$7.06
€6.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.51
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.76
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.80
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.96
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.71
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.26
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.78
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.69
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.73
|
$8.01
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK369.90
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK195,406.66
|
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.52
|
$11.43
€10.68
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK184.65
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,462.36
|
$553.55
€517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,460.26
|
$521.82
€487.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,158.81
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,111.56
|
$488.12
€455.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,449.42
|
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.53
|
$4.67
€4.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.27
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.91
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK337.67
|
$45.80
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.42
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK640.81
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK273.41
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK653.13
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK798.68
|
$111.33
€104.00
|
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