Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 31.6% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 60.2% more for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
$13.00
HRK90.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$7.58
HRK52.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$2.67
HRK18.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$1.89
HRK13.17
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
$1.45
HRK10.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
$5.70
HRK39.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
$4.55
HRK31.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
$3.56
HRK24.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
$4.43
HRK30.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
$0.73
HRK5.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
$0.76
HRK5.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
$0.83
HRK5.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
$1.25
HRK8.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
$0.59
HRK4.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
$0.56
HRK3.91
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
$6.13
HRK42.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$54.15
HRK376.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
$31,625.55
HRK219,947.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$9.96
HRK69.26
|
|
pay 4.1% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$28.99
HRK201.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
$705.63
HRK4,907.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
$571.03
HRK3,971.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
$152.17
HRK1,058.28
|
|
pay 75.5% more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
$273.78
HRK1,904.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
$11,078.17
HRK77,045.88
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$3.25
HRK22.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
$2.21
HRK15.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$5.09
HRK35.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
$45.24
HRK314.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$7.91
HRK55.04
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
$96.66
HRK672.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$42.44
HRK295.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
$96.78
HRK673.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
$116.30
HRK808.86
|
|
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