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Tokyo vs. Zagreb Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 4.5% more expensive than Zagreb.

Restaurants: pay 54.8% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 56.8% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 28.7% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 3.3% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 11.9% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 26.6% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Zagreb Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.8% less for restaurants

	Zagreb	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02 HRK90.90	$8.02 ¥1,265	-42.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 HRK60.60	$5.01 ¥791	-46.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 HRK20.45	$1.16 ¥183	-63.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.52 HRK16.35	$0.84 ¥133	-66.6%
Average			-54.8%

Zagreb vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.8% more for groceries

	Zagreb	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 HRK12.69	$1.55 ¥245	-20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.76 HRK43.82	$7.21 ¥1,138	+6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.05 HRK32.76	$5.71 ¥902	+13.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 HRK25.02	$2.33 ¥368	-39.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 HRK31.75	$3.52 ¥556	-28.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 HRK5.91	$2.38 ¥375	+161.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 HRK5.28	$1.18 ¥186	+44.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 HRK6.23	$2.48 ¥391	+158.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 HRK8.78	$2.64 ¥417	+95.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 HRK4.51	$1.43 ¥225	+105.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 HRK4.19	$1.48 ¥234	+129.7%
Average			+56.8%

Zagreb vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.7% more for transportation

	Zagreb	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.64 HRK43.08	$4.50 ¥710	-32.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.40 HRK378.77	$73.51 ¥11,598	+25.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,039.69 HRK227K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.68 HRK75.75	$30.07 ¥4,745	+157.5%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 3.3% less for housing

	Zagreb	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.74 HRK225.32	$33.44 ¥5,277	-3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.05 HRK5,740.32	$1,071.65 ¥169K	+21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$674.25 HRK4,373.07	$642.24 ¥101K	-4.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.98 HRK1,070.04	$122.16 ¥19,275	-26.0%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 11.9% more for childcare

	Zagreb	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$490.56 HRK3,181.67	$519.69 ¥81,999	+5.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,823.55 HRK83,171.51	$15,131.74 ¥2M	+18.0%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Zagreb	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50 HRK22.73	$4.01 ¥633	+14.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 HRK16.23	$3.43 ¥541	+37.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 HRK37.88	$4.01 ¥633	-31.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.95 HRK343.42	$68.19 ¥10,759	+28.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.76 HRK56.82	$12.70 ¥2,003	+44.9%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 26.6% less for clothing

	Zagreb	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.56 HRK652.21	$56.84 ¥8,968	-43.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.12 HRK266.72	$40.48 ¥6,388	-1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.39 HRK651.11	$62.67 ¥9,889	-37.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.33 HRK767.49	$90.37 ¥14,259	-23.6%
Average			-26.6%

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