Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 10.8% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$13.00
HRK90.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
$7.58
HRK52.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$2.67
HRK18.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.66
|
$1.89
HRK13.17
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$1.45
HRK10.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.05
|
$5.70
HRK39.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.01
|
$4.55
HRK31.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
$3.56
HRK24.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$4.43
HRK30.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.73
HRK5.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.76
HRK5.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.83
HRK5.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.25
HRK8.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.59
HRK4.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.56
HRK3.91
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.24
|
$6.13
HRK42.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.79
|
$54.15
HRK376.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,228.09
|
$31,625.55
HRK219,947.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.47
|
$9.96
HRK69.26
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.93
|
$28.99
HRK201.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,260.49
|
$705.63
HRK4,907.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€909.66
|
$571.03
HRK3,971.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€113.40
|
$152.17
HRK1,058.28
|
|
pay 19.3% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€499.54
|
$273.78
HRK1,904.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,176.48
|
$11,078.17
HRK77,045.88
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$3.25
HRK22.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.41
|
$2.21
HRK15.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
$5.09
HRK35.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.57
|
$45.24
HRK314.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$7.91
HRK55.04
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.20
|
$96.66
HRK672.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.20
|
$42.44
HRK295.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.18
|
$96.78
HRK673.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€91.90
|
$116.30
HRK808.86
|
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