Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 37.1% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK76.91
|
$6.84
₩9,374
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK53.84
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.88
|
$1.56
₩2,144
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.63
|
$0.82
₩1,121
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.74
|
$5.72
₩7,837
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.51
|
$8.47
₩11,614
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.36
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.57
|
$4.85
₩6,652
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.77
|
$2.90
₩3,970
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
$1.67
₩2,285
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
$2.82
₩3,860
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.21
|
$2.77
₩3,791
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
$1.68
₩2,308
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.66
|
$1.38
₩1,889
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.42
|
$5.41
₩7,415
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK367.61
|
$41.78
₩57,284
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK194,197.26
|
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.12
|
$8.96
₩12,290
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
Zagreb
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK183.51
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,434.74
|
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,438.85
|
$592.83
₩812,836
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,151.64
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,104.68
|
$384.99
₩527,856
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,137.18
|
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.40
|
$3.80
₩5,208
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.18
|
$3.92
₩5,381
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.68
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK335.58
|
$52.16
₩71,520
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.10
|
$10.63
₩14,581
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK636.85
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK271.72
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK649.08
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK793.74
|
$114.47
₩156,946
|
|
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