Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 14.9% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Zagreb
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.79
|
$10.72
HRK76.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
$8.57
HRK61.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€2.98
|
$2.85
HRK20.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.93
|
$1.95
HRK13.93
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
$1.61
HRK11.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.92
|
$4.71
HRK33.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.88
|
$4.56
HRK32.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.92
|
$3.37
HRK24.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$3.94
HRK28.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$0.72
HRK5.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.72
HRK5.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.83
HRK5.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.62
|
$1.15
HRK8.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.54
HRK3.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.57
HRK4.10
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.12
|
$6.05
HRK43.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€67.69
|
$53.59
HRK383.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,525.42
|
$31,081.13
HRK222,185.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€16.87
|
$9.86
HRK70.49
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.32
|
$28.12
HRK201.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,054.25
|
$731.00
HRK5,225.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€825.68
|
$583.46
HRK4,170.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€94.22
|
$150.51
HRK1,075.90
|
|
pay 0.6% more for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€320.58
|
$345.73
HRK2,471.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€9,965.65
|
$10,391.04
HRK74,280.84
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$3.22
HRK22.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.52
|
$2.08
HRK14.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.77
|
$5.25
HRK37.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.30
|
$44.11
HRK315.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.28
|
$7.50
HRK53.63
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€94.83
|
$91.59
HRK654.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.12
|
$39.67
HRK283.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
$89.12
HRK637.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€105.50
|
$116.08
HRK829.84
|
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