Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 14.1% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.08
|
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK52.55
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.54
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.12
|
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.04
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.53
|
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.57
|
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.66
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK30.74
|
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.06
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.28
|
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.78
|
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.65
|
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.10
|
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.89
|
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.52
|
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK375.34
|
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK219,217.59
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.03
|
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
|
pay 5.6% less for housing
Zagreb
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK200.93
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,891.21
|
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,958.18
|
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,054.76
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
|
pay 33.0% more for childcare
Zagreb
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,897.77
|
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK76,790.08
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
|
pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.52
|
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.34
|
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.28
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK313.56
|
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK54.86
|
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
Zagreb
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK670.03
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK294.15
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK670.87
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK806.18
|
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
|
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