Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 33.6% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
$10.72
HRK76.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
$8.57
HRK61.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$2.85
HRK20.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
$1.95
HRK13.93
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
$1.61
HRK11.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
$4.71
HRK33.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
$4.56
HRK32.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
$3.37
HRK24.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
$3.94
HRK28.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
$0.72
HRK5.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
$0.72
HRK5.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
$0.83
HRK5.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
$1.15
HRK8.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.54
HRK3.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
$0.57
HRK4.10
|
|
pay 39.5% more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
$6.05
HRK43.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
$53.59
HRK383.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,280.09
SAR125,004.49
|
$31,081.13
HRK222,185.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
$9.86
HRK70.49
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.70
SAR280.57
|
$28.12
HRK201.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.11
|
$731.00
HRK5,225.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$782.38
SAR2,938.74
|
$583.46
HRK4,170.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
SAR307.26
|
$150.51
HRK1,075.90
|
|
pay 1.9% less for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$360.22
SAR1,353.03
|
$345.73
HRK2,471.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,375.93
SAR38,973.40
|
$10,391.04
HRK74,280.84
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
$3.22
HRK22.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
$2.08
HRK14.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
$5.25
HRK37.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.01
SAR379.42
|
$44.11
HRK315.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
$7.50
HRK53.63
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.20
SAR196.09
|
$91.59
HRK654.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.44
SAR204.48
|
$39.67
HRK283.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.53
SAR403.89
|
$89.12
HRK637.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.80
SAR337.28
|
$116.08
HRK829.84
|
|
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