Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.4 times more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 49.1% more for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
kn77.84
|
$26.69
A$41.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
kn54.49
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kn18.10
|
$2.70
A$4.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
kn12.78
|
$2.13
A$3.28
|
|
pay 66.5% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
kn8.67
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
kn35.16
|
$6.42
A$9.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
kn35.94
|
$6.48
A$9.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
kn23.64
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
kn31.95
|
$3.63
A$5.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
kn4.83
|
$1.47
A$2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
kn4.99
|
$1.13
A$1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
kn5.75
|
$1.60
A$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
kn8.31
|
$2.47
A$3.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
kn3.81
|
$1.17
A$1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
kn3.71
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 28.0% more for transportation
Zagreb
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kn51.03
|
$5.45
A$8.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
kn372.08
|
$100.08
A$154.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
kn196,555.87
|
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
kn64.90
|
$15.93
A$24.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Zagreb
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
kn185.74
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
kn4,488.60
|
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
kn3,480.61
|
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
kn1,165.62
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
kn1,118.10
|
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
kn50,746.12
|
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
kn20.65
|
$8.01
A$12.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
kn14.36
|
$3.74
A$5.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
kn36.12
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
kn339.65
|
$64.70
A$99.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
kn51.73
|
$13.34
A$20.57
|
|
pay 49.1% more for clothing
Zagreb
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
kn644.58
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
kn275.02
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
kn656.97
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
kn803.38
|
$183.19
A$282.35
|
|
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