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
ARS10,969.47
|
$10.72
HRK76.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
$8.57
HRK61.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
$2.85
HRK20.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
$1.95
HRK13.93
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
$1.61
HRK11.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
$4.71
HRK33.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
$4.56
HRK32.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
$3.37
HRK24.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
$3.94
HRK28.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
$0.72
HRK5.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
$0.72
HRK5.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
$0.83
HRK5.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
$1.15
HRK8.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
$0.54
HRK3.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
$0.57
HRK4.10
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
$6.05
HRK43.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
$53.59
HRK383.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
$31,081.13
HRK222,185.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
$9.86
HRK70.49
|
|
pay 82.4% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
$28.12
HRK201.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
$731.00
HRK5,225.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
$583.46
HRK4,170.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
$150.51
HRK1,075.90
|
|
pay 95.9% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
$345.73
HRK2,471.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
$10,391.04
HRK74,280.84
|
|
pay 55.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
$3.22
HRK22.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
$2.08
HRK14.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
$5.25
HRK37.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
$44.11
HRK315.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
$7.50
HRK53.63
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
$91.59
HRK654.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
$39.67
HRK283.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
$89.12
HRK637.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
$116.08
HRK829.84
|
|
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