Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 71.9% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Managua, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
$10.72
HRK76.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
$8.57
HRK61.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
$2.85
HRK20.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
$1.95
HRK13.93
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
|
Managua
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
$1.61
HRK11.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
$4.71
HRK33.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
$4.56
HRK32.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
$3.37
HRK24.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
$3.94
HRK28.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
$0.72
HRK5.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
$0.72
HRK5.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
$0.83
HRK5.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
$1.15
HRK8.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
$0.54
HRK3.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
$0.57
HRK4.10
|
|
pay 30.3% more for transportation
|
Managua
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
$6.05
HRK43.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.59
HRK383.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
$31,081.13
HRK222,185.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.86
HRK70.49
|
|
pay 97.0% more for housing
|
Managua
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
$28.12
HRK201.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
$731.00
HRK5,225.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
$583.46
HRK4,170.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
$150.51
HRK1,075.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Managua
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
$345.73
HRK2,471.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
$10,391.04
HRK74,280.84
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
$3.22
HRK22.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
$2.08
HRK14.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
$5.25
HRK37.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
$44.11
HRK315.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
$7.50
HRK53.63
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Managua
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
$91.59
HRK654.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
$39.67
HRK283.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
$89.12
HRK637.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
$116.08
HRK829.84
|
|
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