Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.7 times more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Washington instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 31.4% more for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
kn77.84
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
kn54.49
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kn18.10
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
kn12.78
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
kn8.67
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
kn35.16
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
kn35.94
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
kn23.64
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
kn31.95
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
kn4.83
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
kn4.99
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
kn5.75
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
kn8.31
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
kn3.81
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
kn3.71
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
Zagreb
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kn51.03
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
kn372.08
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
kn196,555.87
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
kn64.90
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Zagreb
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
kn185.74
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
kn4,488.60
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
kn3,480.61
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
kn1,165.62
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
kn1,118.10
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
kn50,746.12
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
kn20.65
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
kn14.36
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
kn36.12
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
kn339.65
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
kn51.73
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Zagreb
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
kn644.58
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
kn275.02
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
kn656.97
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
kn803.38
|
$164.61
|
|
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