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St. George's vs. Zagreb Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 5.5% cheaper than Zagreb.

Restaurants
pay 25.5% less in St. George's
Groceries
pay 70.9% more in St. George's
Transportation
pay 8.9% less in St. George's
Housing
pay 2.6% less in St. George's
Childcare
pay 80.6% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.8% more in St. George's
Clothing
pay 38.2% less in St. George's

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

St. George's vs. Zagreb Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Zagreb, you would:

pay 25.5% less for restaurants

 
Zagreb
St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.32
HRK82.58
$7.40
EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.12
HRK54.42
$8.33
EC$22.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.04
HRK20.36
$1.94
EC$5.25

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pay 70.9% more for groceries

 
Zagreb
St. George's
Bread
1 loaf
$1.63
HRK10.95
$2.38
EC$6.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.46
HRK50.04
$6.93
EC$18.74
Milk (1 gallon) $4.78
HRK32.05
$15.41
EC$41.64

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

 
Zagreb
St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.15
HRK47.92
$5.28
EC$14.26
Monthly public transit pass $53.50
HRK358.68
$64.35
EC$173.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,993.39
HRK188K
$25,901.46
EC$70,000.00

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pay 2.6% less for housing

 
Zagreb
St. George's
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.80
HRK273.55
$50.94
EC$137.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $869.66
HRK5,830.31
$1,134.73
EC$3,066.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $659.99
HRK4,424.62
$437.86
EC$1,183.33

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pay 80.6% less for childcare

 
Zagreb
St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $494.08
HRK3,312.40
$55.50
EC$150.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,918.06
HRK66,491.85
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00

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pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Zagreb
St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.36
HRK22.52
$2.78
EC$7.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
HRK16.73
$4.38
EC$11.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.77
HRK38.66
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pay 38.2% less for clothing

 
Zagreb
St. George's
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$105.08
HRK704.49
$35.15
EC$95.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.32
HRK290.43
$44.40
EC$120.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$94.92
HRK636.35
$50.57
EC$136.67

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