Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 74.8% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱299.97
|
$10.72
HRK76.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱249.97
|
$8.57
HRK61.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.19
|
$2.85
HRK20.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.82
|
$1.95
HRK13.98
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.28
|
$1.61
HRK11.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱311.01
|
$4.71
HRK33.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱398.36
|
$4.56
HRK32.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.89
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱141.87
|
$3.94
HRK28.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.24
|
$0.72
HRK5.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.14
|
$0.72
HRK5.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.26
|
$0.83
HRK5.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.28
|
$1.15
HRK8.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.43
|
$0.54
HRK3.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.08
|
$0.57
HRK4.12
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱242.85
|
$6.05
HRK43.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱582.24
|
$53.59
HRK384.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,499,846.45
|
$31,081.13
HRK222,976.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.48
|
$9.86
HRK70.74
|
|
pay 61.0% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,689.24
|
$28.12
HRK201.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,497.13
|
$731.00
HRK5,244.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,748.59
|
$583.46
HRK4,185.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,235.61
|
$150.51
HRK1,079.73
|
|
pay 27.4% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,297.10
|
$345.73
HRK2,480.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱828,486.61
|
$10,391.04
HRK74,545.29
|
|
pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱79.99
|
$3.22
HRK23.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.17
|
$2.08
HRK14.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱179.98
|
$5.25
HRK37.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,381.57
|
$44.11
HRK316.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱449.95
|
$7.50
HRK53.82
|
|
pay 83.8% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,953.57
|
$91.59
HRK657.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,559.74
|
$39.67
HRK284.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,341.14
|
$89.12
HRK639.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,570.92
|
$116.08
HRK832.79
|
|
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