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Zagreb vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 60.2% more expensive than Honiara.

Restaurants: pay 50.6% more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 28.0% less in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 28.7% more in Zagreb
Housing: pay 30.2% less in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.1% more in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 91.4% more in Zagreb

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Zagreb are more expensive than in Honiara. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Zagreb. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Zagreb.

Zagreb vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.6% more for restaurants

	Honiara	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.99 SBD50.60	$10.72 HRK74.53	+78.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.99 SBD126.49	$8.57 HRK59.63	-42.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 SBD11.81	$2.85 HRK19.84	+103.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 SBD10.12	$1.95 HRK13.55	+62.5%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 28.0% less for groceries

	Honiara	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 SBD11.47	$1.61 HRK11.16	+18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.28 SBD19.23	$4.71 HRK32.74	+106.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.08 SBD76.61	$4.56 HRK31.70	-49.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.72 SBD39.83	$3.37 HRK23.46	-28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 SBD41.31	$3.94 HRK27.38	-19.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.67 SBD30.98	$0.72 HRK5.02	-80.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 SBD10.33	$0.72 HRK4.97	-41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.44 SBD37.48	$0.83 HRK5.74	-81.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 SBD13.16	$1.15 HRK7.99	-26.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 SBD7.92	$0.54 HRK3.75	-42.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.85	$0.57 HRK3.99	-62.3%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 28.7% more for transportation

	Honiara	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SBD44.11	$6.05 HRK42.09	+15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.97 SBD252.98	$53.59 HRK372.67	+78.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,081.13 HRK216,150.61
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.79 SBD91.07	$9.86 HRK68.57	-8.6%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 30.2% less for housing

	Honiara	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$119.89 SBD1,011.92	$28.12 HRK195.55	-76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$539.52 SBD4,553.64	$731.00 HRK5,083.65	+35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$629.44 SBD5,312.58	$583.46 HRK4,057.60	-7.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$550.10 SBD4,642.92	$150.51 HRK1,046.68	-72.6%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Honiara	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.91 SBD809.54	$345.73 HRK2,404.35	+260.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,757.54 SBD23,274.15	$10,391.04 HRK72,263.42	+276.8%
Average			+268.6%

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pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Honiara	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 SBD19.23	$3.22 HRK22.36	+41.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 SBD32.04	$2.08 HRK14.50	-45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.84 SBD32.38	$5.25 HRK36.52	+36.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$44.11 HRK306.76
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.30 SBD27.83	$7.50 HRK52.17	+127.5%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 91.4% more for clothing

	Honiara	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.30 SBD171.35	$91.59 HRK636.97	+351.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.92 SBD758.94	$39.67 HRK275.87	-55.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.93 SBD640.88	$89.12 HRK619.78	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.93 SBD640.88	$116.08 HRK807.30	+52.9%
Average			+91.4%

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