Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 94.1% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.91
|
$10.72
HRK76.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.95
|
$8.57
HRK61.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
$2.85
HRK20.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
$1.95
HRK13.93
|
|
pay 85.3% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
$1.61
HRK11.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN10.03
|
$4.71
HRK33.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
$4.56
HRK32.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.22
|
$3.37
HRK24.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.72
|
$3.94
HRK28.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
$0.72
HRK5.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.72
HRK5.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.56
|
$0.83
HRK5.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.22
|
$1.15
HRK8.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.54
HRK3.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
$0.57
HRK4.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.18
|
$6.05
HRK43.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.90
|
$53.59
HRK383.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN57,333.19
|
$31,081.13
HRK222,185.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.22
|
$9.86
HRK70.49
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN34.21
|
$28.12
HRK201.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,538.79
|
$731.00
HRK5,225.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN982.17
|
$583.46
HRK4,170.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN136.76
|
$150.51
HRK1,075.90
|
|
pay 8.1% more for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN988.79
|
$345.73
HRK2,471.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,654.04
|
$10,391.04
HRK74,280.84
|
|
pay 88.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.71
|
$3.22
HRK22.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.53
|
$2.08
HRK14.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.98
|
$5.25
HRK37.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.95
|
$44.11
HRK315.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.96
|
$7.50
HRK53.63
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN205.39
|
$91.59
HRK654.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN155.58
|
$39.67
HRK283.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN349.21
|
$89.12
HRK637.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN321.08
|
$116.08
HRK829.84
|
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