Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 69.5% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Zagreb
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
$10.72
HRK76.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
$8.57
HRK61.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$2.85
HRK20.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
$1.95
HRK13.93
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Zagreb
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
$1.61
HRK11.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
$4.71
HRK33.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
$4.56
HRK32.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
$3.37
HRK24.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
$3.94
HRK28.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
$0.72
HRK5.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
$0.72
HRK5.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
$0.83
HRK5.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
$1.15
HRK8.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
$0.54
HRK3.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
$0.57
HRK4.10
|
|
pay 65.7% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
$6.05
HRK43.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
$53.59
HRK383.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
$31,081.13
HRK222,185.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
$9.86
HRK70.49
|
|
pay 91.7% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Zagreb
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
$28.12
HRK201.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
$731.00
HRK5,225.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
$583.46
HRK4,170.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
$150.51
HRK1,075.90
|
|
pay 54.7% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
$345.73
HRK2,471.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
$10,391.04
HRK74,280.84
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Zagreb
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
$3.22
HRK22.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
$2.08
HRK14.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
$5.25
HRK37.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
$44.11
HRK315.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
$7.50
HRK53.63
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Zagreb
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
$91.59
HRK654.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
$39.67
HRK283.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
$89.12
HRK637.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥778.48
|
$116.08
HRK829.84
|
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