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Croatia

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Taiwan

HsinChu vs. Zagreb Cost of Living Summary

HsinChu is 6.7% cheaper than Zagreb.

Restaurants: pay 66.0% less in HsinChu
Groceries: pay 66.8% more in HsinChu
Transportation: pay 27.6% less in HsinChu
Housing: pay 46.7% less in HsinChu
Childcare: pay 30.8% more in HsinChu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% more in HsinChu
Clothing: pay 7.3% less in HsinChu

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

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HsinChu vs. Zagreb Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.0% less for restaurants

	Zagreb	HsinChu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02 HRK92.33	$3.93 NT$125.60	-71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 HRK61.55	$5.24 NT$167.46	-43.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 HRK20.77	$0.85 NT$27.21	-73.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.52 HRK16.61	$0.63 NT$20.06	-75.1%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 66.8% more for groceries

	Zagreb	HsinChu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 HRK12.88	$1.81 NT$57.83	-7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.76 HRK44.51	$6.76 NT$215.87
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.05 HRK33.27	$11.62 NT$371.10	+130.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 HRK25.41	$3.18 NT$101.48	-17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 HRK32.25	$2.13 NT$68.05	-56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 HRK6.00	$1.90 NT$60.53	+108.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 HRK5.36	$1.09 NT$34.81	+33.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 HRK6.32	$1.83 NT$58.55	+91.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 HRK8.92	$1.68 NT$53.80	+24.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 HRK4.58	$1.98 NT$63.30	+185.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 HRK4.25	$1.78 NT$56.97	+176.4%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 27.6% less for transportation

	Zagreb	HsinChu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.64 HRK43.75	$3.82 NT$121.85	-42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.40 HRK384.71	$39.32 NT$1,255.96	-32.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,039.69 HRK231K	$40,144.19 NT$1M	+14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.68 HRK76.94	$5.90 NT$188.39	-49.5%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 46.7% less for housing

	Zagreb	HsinChu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.74 HRK228.85	$22.93 NT$732.29	-34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.05 HRK5,830.31	$550.55 NT$17,583.43	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$674.25 HRK4,441.63	$340.82 NT$10,884.98	-49.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.98 HRK1,086.82	$56.76 NT$1,812.83	-65.6%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 30.8% more for childcare

	Zagreb	HsinChu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$490.56 HRK3,231.55	$710.03 NT$22,677.04	+44.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,823.55 HRK84,475.42	$14,992.63 NT$479K	+16.9%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Zagreb	HsinChu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50 HRK23.08	$2.29 NT$73.26	-34.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 HRK16.49	$3.36 NT$107.28	+34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 HRK38.47	$4.92 NT$156.99	-15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.95 HRK348.80	$58.99 NT$1,883.94	+11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.76 HRK57.71	$10.49 NT$334.92	+19.7%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 7.3% less for clothing

	Zagreb	HsinChu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.56 HRK662.43	$84.38 NT$2,695.08	-16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.12 HRK270.90	$37.28 NT$1,190.54	-9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.39 HRK661.31	$95.04 NT$3,035.23	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.33 HRK779.52	$120.16 NT$3,837.65	+1.5%
Average			-7.3%

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