Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 57.2% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 43.0% more for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,198.00
|
$10.72
HRK76.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,642.82
|
$8.57
HRK61.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,495.77
|
$2.85
HRK20.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,104.04
|
$1.95
HRK13.98
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,193.86
|
$1.61
HRK11.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,286.48
|
$4.71
HRK33.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,131.28
|
$4.56
HRK32.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,348.29
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,853.21
|
$3.94
HRK28.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS940.98
|
$0.72
HRK5.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS890.43
|
$0.72
HRK5.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS616.75
|
$0.83
HRK5.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,017.60
|
$1.15
HRK8.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS434.71
|
$0.54
HRK3.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS514.45
|
$0.57
HRK4.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,567.88
|
$6.05
HRK43.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,198.00
|
$53.59
HRK384.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,668,500.00
|
$31,081.13
HRK222,976.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,482.30
|
$9.86
HRK70.74
|
|
pay 82.4% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS24,222.67
|
$28.12
HRK201.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS522,923.57
|
$731.00
HRK5,244.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS363,825.41
|
$583.46
HRK4,185.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS50,119.74
|
$150.51
HRK1,079.73
|
|
pay 95.9% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS220,397.00
|
$345.73
HRK2,480.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,557,460.85
|
$10,391.04
HRK74,545.29
|
|
pay 55.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,832.16
|
$3.22
HRK23.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS3,037.85
|
$2.08
HRK14.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,443.20
|
$5.25
HRK37.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,708.84
|
$44.11
HRK316.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,090.00
|
$7.50
HRK53.82
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS91,187.35
|
$91.59
HRK657.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS76,074.25
|
$39.67
HRK284.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS116,130.31
|
$89.12
HRK639.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS121,363.92
|
$116.08
HRK832.79
|
|
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