Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 12.8% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,220
|
$10.72
HRK76.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,017
|
$8.57
HRK61.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD258
|
$2.85
HRK20.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$1.95
HRK13.93
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$1.61
HRK11.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD560
|
$4.71
HRK33.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD552
|
$4.56
HRK32.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD295
|
$3.37
HRK24.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD347
|
$3.94
HRK28.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$0.72
HRK5.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$0.72
HRK5.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD82
|
$0.83
HRK5.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$1.15
HRK8.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$0.54
HRK3.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.57
HRK4.10
|
|
pay 42.1% more for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD762
|
$6.05
HRK43.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,237
|
$53.59
HRK383.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127
|
$31,081.13
HRK222,185.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,055
|
$9.86
HRK70.49
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,066
|
$28.12
HRK201.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD93,276
|
$731.00
HRK5,225.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,546
|
$583.46
HRK4,170.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,482
|
$150.51
HRK1,075.90
|
|
pay 13.7% more for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,109
|
$345.73
HRK2,471.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD859,787
|
$10,391.04
HRK74,280.84
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD336
|
$3.22
HRK22.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD272
|
$2.08
HRK14.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD458
|
$5.25
HRK37.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,054
|
$44.11
HRK315.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD813
|
$7.50
HRK53.63
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,843
|
$91.59
HRK654.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,289
|
$39.67
HRK283.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,884
|
$89.12
HRK637.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,963
|
$116.08
HRK829.84
|
|
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