Cost of living comparison

Croatia

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Laos

Vientiane vs. Zagreb Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 32.4% cheaper than Zagreb.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 15.3% less in Vientiane
Housing: pay 29.9% less in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 29.1% less in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.7% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 27.6% less in Vientiane

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Vientiane.

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Vientiane vs. Zagreb Cost Breakdown

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pay 72.0% less for restaurants

	Zagreb	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02 HRK92.33	$2.31 LAK52,135	-83.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 HRK61.55	$5.54 LAK125K	-40.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 HRK20.77	$0.62 LAK14,001	-80.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.52 HRK16.61	$0.42 LAK9,384	-83.5%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Zagreb	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 HRK12.88	$1.17 LAK26,362	-40.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.76 HRK44.51	$13.94 LAK315K	+106.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.05 HRK33.27	$7.32 LAK165K	+44.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 HRK25.41	$1.81 LAK40,914	-53.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 HRK32.25	$2.99 LAK67,577	-38.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 HRK6.00	$0.90 LAK20,231	-1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 HRK5.36	$0.50 LAK11,298	-38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 HRK6.32	$0.94 LAK21,204	-2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 HRK8.92	$0.61 LAK13,716	-55.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 HRK4.58	$0.74 LAK16,711	+6.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 HRK4.25	$0.47 LAK10,510	-27.9%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 15.3% less for transportation

	Zagreb	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.64 HRK43.75	$5.18 LAK117K	-22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.40 HRK384.71	$50.18 LAK1M	-14.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,039.69 HRK231K	$28,736.24 LAK649M	-18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.68 HRK76.94	$10.86 LAK245K	-7.0%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 29.9% less for housing

	Zagreb	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.74 HRK228.85	$11.39 LAK257K	-67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.05 HRK5,830.31	$866.78 LAK20M	-2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$674.25 HRK4,441.63	$784.74 LAK18M	+16.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.98 HRK1,086.82	$55.21 LAK1M	-66.5%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 29.1% less for childcare

	Zagreb	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$490.56 HRK3,231.55	$338.54 LAK8M	-31.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,823.55 HRK84,475.42	$9,334.55 LAK211M	-27.2%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Zagreb	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50 HRK23.08	$1.50 LAK33,887	-57.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 HRK16.49	$1.73 LAK39,100	-30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 HRK38.47	$1.96 LAK44,314	-66.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.95 HRK348.80	$50.52 LAK1M	-4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.76 HRK57.71	$3.56 LAK80,371	-59.4%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 27.6% less for clothing

	Zagreb	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.56 HRK662.43	$27.70 LAK626K	-72.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.12 HRK270.90	$69.25 LAK2M	+68.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.39 HRK661.31	$58.22 LAK1M	-42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.33 HRK779.52	$42.19 LAK953K	-64.3%
Average			-27.6%

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