Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 28.2% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 7.3% more for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
kn77.47
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
kn54.23
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kn18.01
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
kn12.72
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
kn8.63
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
kn34.99
|
$5.92
€5.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
kn35.77
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
kn23.53
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
kn31.80
|
$3.74
€3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
kn4.81
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
kn4.96
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
kn5.72
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
kn8.27
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
kn3.79
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
kn3.69
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Zagreb
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kn50.78
|
$7.44
€6.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
kn370.29
|
$59.37
€55.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
kn195,611.43
|
$27,693.49
€25,890.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
kn64.59
|
$13.63
€12.75
|
|
pay 36.2% more for housing
Zagreb
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
kn184.84
|
$34.19
€31.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
kn4,467.04
|
$1,094.67
€1,023.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
kn3,463.89
|
$816.29
€763.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
kn1,160.02
|
$125.07
€116.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
kn1,112.72
|
$529.47
€495.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
kn50,502.28
|
$9,499.24
€8,880.70
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
kn20.55
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
kn14.29
|
$2.17
€2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
kn35.94
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
kn338.02
|
$41.71
€38.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
kn51.48
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
kn641.48
|
$67.45
€63.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
kn273.70
|
$35.01
€32.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
kn653.81
|
$76.87
€71.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
kn799.52
|
$94.21
€88.07
|
|
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