Cost of living comparison

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Seoul vs. Zagreb Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 0.2% cheaper than Zagreb.

Restaurants
pay 47.2% less in Seoul
Groceries
pay 85.6% more in Seoul
Transportation
pay 23.2% less in Seoul
Housing
pay 20.3% less in Seoul
Childcare
pay 21.2% more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.2% more in Seoul
Clothing
pay 24.0% less in Seoul

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

Seoul vs. Zagreb Cost Breakdown

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

pay 47.2% less for restaurants

 
Zagreb
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.02
HRK90.90
$8.49
₩12,611
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.34
HRK60.60
$6.30
₩9,353
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.15
HRK20.45
$1.64
₩2,434

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pay 85.6% more for groceries

 
Zagreb
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
HRK12.69
$3.24
₩4,809
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.76
HRK43.82
$6.79
₩10,089
Milk (1 gallon) $5.05
HRK32.76
$7.85
₩11,656

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pay 23.2% less for transportation

 
Zagreb
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.64
HRK43.08
$4.43
₩6,581
Monthly public transit pass $58.40
HRK378.77
$45.99
₩68,310
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,039.69
HRK227K
$25,072.36
₩37M

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pay 20.3% less for housing

 
Zagreb
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.74
HRK225.32
$20.56
₩30,532
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $885.05
HRK5,740.32
$925.55
₩1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $674.25
HRK4,373.07
$559.33
₩831K

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pay 21.2% more for childcare

 
Zagreb
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $490.56
HRK3,181.67
$360.15
₩535K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,823.55
HRK83,171.51
$21,667.04
₩32M

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pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Zagreb
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
HRK22.73
$3.54
₩5,255
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
HRK16.23
$3.70
₩5,493
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.84
HRK37.88
$3.18
₩4,729

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pay 24.0% less for clothing

 
Zagreb
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.56
HRK652.21
$49.77
₩73,915
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.12
HRK266.72
$39.49
₩58,655
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.39
HRK651.11
$74.94
₩111K

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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