Cost of living comparison

Croatia

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Netherlands

Wageningen vs. Zagreb Cost of Living Summary

Wageningen is 43.5% more expensive than Zagreb.

Restaurants: pay 58.3% more in Wageningen
Groceries: pay 25.4% more in Wageningen
Transportation: pay 36.9% more in Wageningen
Housing: pay 59.8% more in Wageningen
Childcare: pay 80.3% more in Wageningen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.9% more in Wageningen
Clothing: pay 0.7% less in Wageningen

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Wageningen are more expensive than in Zagreb. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Wageningen.

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Wageningen vs. Zagreb Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.3% more for restaurants

	Zagreb	Wageningen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.32 HRK82.58	$21.83 €19.43	+77.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.12 HRK54.42	$13.44 €11.96	+65.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.04 HRK20.36	$3.83 €3.41	+26.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 HRK17.36	$2.65 €2.36	+2.4%
Average			+58.3%

Zagreb vs. Wageningen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.4% more for groceries

	Zagreb	Wageningen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 HRK10.95	$2.02 €1.79	+23.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.46 HRK50.04	$6.51 €5.80	-12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 HRK32.05	$5.03 €4.48	+5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.93 HRK26.33	$4.94 €4.40	+25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 HRK36.30	$6.53 €5.82	+20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.04 HRK6.96	$1.19 €1.06	+14.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 HRK5.32	$1.11 €0.99	+40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 HRK6.35	$0.87 €0.77	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 HRK7.71	$2.08 €1.85	+81.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 HRK4.05	$0.83 €0.74	+37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 HRK3.54	$1.01 €0.90	+92.0%
Average			+25.4%

Zagreb vs. Wageningen - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.9% more for transportation

	Zagreb	Wageningen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 HRK47.92	$8.99 €8.00	+25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.50 HRK358.68	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 HRK188K	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	+48.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.44 HRK90.08	$19.67 €17.51	+46.4%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 59.8% more for housing

	Zagreb	Wageningen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.80 HRK273.55	$45.91 €40.86	+12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$869.66 HRK5,830.31	$1,194.38 €1,063.05	+37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$659.99 HRK4,424.62	$1,343.68 €1,195.93	+103.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.33 HRK1,121.83	$235.86 €209.93	+41.0%
Average			+59.8%

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pay 80.3% more for childcare

	Zagreb	Wageningen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.08 HRK3,312.40	$1,987.53 €1,768.97	+302.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,918.06 HRK66,491.85	$8,010.59 €7,129.71	-19.2%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Zagreb	Wageningen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 HRK22.52	$5.60 €4.98	+66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 HRK16.73	$4.20 €3.74	+68.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.77 HRK38.66	$14.00 €12.46	+142.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.32 HRK337.34	$38.91 €34.63	-22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.96 HRK60.05	$15.68 €13.95	+75.0%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 0.7% less for clothing

	Zagreb	Wageningen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.08 HRK704.49	$96.73 €86.09	-7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.32 HRK290.43	$43.86 €39.03	+1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.92 HRK636.35	$106.19 €94.51	+11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.43 HRK733.62	$102.18 €90.94	-6.6%
Average			-0.7%

Zagreb vs. Wageningen - Cost of clothing

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