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Zagreb vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 4.2 times more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 23.5% more in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Zagreb
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 14.9 times more in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.6% more in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Zagreb

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Zagreb are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Zagreb.

Zagreb vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zagreb instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Colombo	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 LKR1,005.11	$10.72 HRK74.53	+215.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 LKR2,211.24	$8.57 HRK59.63	+14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 LKR218.61	$2.85 HRK19.84	+286.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 LKR115.59	$1.95 HRK13.55	+398.6%
Average			+228.7%

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pay 23.5% more for groceries

	Colombo	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 LKR168.49	$1.61 HRK11.16	+181.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 LKR2,051.57	$4.71 HRK32.74	-32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 LKR1,934.34	$4.56 HRK31.70	-30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 LKR655.90	$3.37 HRK23.46	+52.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.38 LKR704.23	$3.94 HRK27.38	+65.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.28 LKR969.11	$0.72 HRK5.02	-78.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR150.92	$0.72 HRK4.97	+40.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 LKR782.47	$0.83 HRK5.74	-68.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 LKR156.63	$1.15 HRK7.99	+117.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR150.38	$0.54 HRK3.75	+6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR161.40	$0.57 HRK3.99	+5.1%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Colombo	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 LKR1,430.34	$6.05 HRK42.09	+25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.80 LKR2,010.22	$53.59 HRK372.67	+688.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,303.89 LKR10,443,096.77	$31,081.13 HRK216,150.61	-12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.13 LKR924.70	$9.86 HRK68.57	+215.4%
Average			+229.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Colombo	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.40 LKR4,850.85	$28.12 HRK195.55	+71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.60 LKR88,030.92	$731.00 HRK5,083.65	+145.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.09 LKR53,270.75	$583.46 HRK4,057.60	+224.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.85 LKR12,970.04	$150.51 HRK1,046.68	+243.3%
Average			+171.1%

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pay 14.9 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.60 LKR8,459.68	$345.73 HRK2,404.35	+1108.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$586.98 LKR173,632.82	$10,391.04 HRK72,263.42	+1670.2%
Average			+1389.6%

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pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 LKR603.07	$3.22 HRK22.36	+57.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 LKR766.31	$2.08 HRK14.50	-19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.34 LKR2,764.05	$5.25 HRK36.52	-43.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.89 LKR4,107.42	$44.11 HRK306.76	+217.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.40 LKR1,005.11	$7.50 HRK52.17	+120.8%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.69 LKR8,782.65	$91.59 HRK636.97	+208.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.31 LKR6,600.22	$39.67 HRK275.87	+77.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.77 LKR20,342.56	$89.12 HRK619.78	+29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.51 LKR11,094.87	$116.08 HRK807.30	+209.5%
Average			+131.3%

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