Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Zagreb, Croatia

Zagreb vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 63.4% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 68.1% more in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Zagreb
Housing: pay 99.4% more in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 31.1% less in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% more in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 14.7% more in Zagreb

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

Zagreb vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY331.53	$10.72 HRK74.56	+22.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY276.27	$8.57 HRK59.65	+17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY48.29	$2.85 HRK19.84	+124.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.16	$1.95 HRK13.55	+286.3%
Average			+112.9%

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pay 68.1% more for groceries

	Ankara	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY31.71	$1.61 HRK11.17	+92.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY175.13	$4.71 HRK32.75	+2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY148.27	$4.56 HRK31.71	+16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY63.88	$3.37 HRK23.47	+100.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY102.58	$3.94 HRK27.39	+45.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY18.49	$0.72 HRK5.02	+48.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY33.49	$0.72 HRK4.97	-18.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.26	$0.83 HRK5.74	+81.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY20.58	$1.15 HRK8.00	+112.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.40	$0.54 HRK3.75	+118.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.73	$0.57 HRK3.99	+149.8%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY182.96	$6.05 HRK42.10	+25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY331.53	$53.59 HRK372.79	+514.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,704,041.97	$31,081.13 HRK216,220.23	-30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY205.31	$9.86 HRK68.59	+82.5%
Average			+147.9%

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pay 99.4% more for housing

	Ankara	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY437.06	$28.12 HRK195.61	+144.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY22,515.30	$731.00 HRK5,085.29	+23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,175.02	$583.46 HRK4,058.90	+46.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,016.70	$150.51 HRK1,047.02	+183.6%
Average			+99.4%

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

	Ankara	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,078.93	$345.73 HRK2,405.13	-31.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY394,748.20	$10,391.04 HRK72,286.69
Average			-31.1%

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pay 32.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY132.61	$3.22 HRK22.37	-7.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY108.02	$2.08 HRK14.50	-26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY77.36	$5.25 HRK36.53	+158.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,554.39	$44.11 HRK306.86	+7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY221.02	$7.50 HRK52.19	+29.0%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 14.7% more for clothing

	Ankara	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,153.01	$91.59 HRK637.17	+61.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,731.52	$39.67 HRK275.96	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,958.81	$89.12 HRK619.98	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,544.17	$116.08 HRK807.56	+24.5%
Average			+14.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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