Cost of living comparison
Athens is 9.5% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Athens instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
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Zagreb
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK77.43
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK61.95
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.61
|
$2.06
€1.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK14.08
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
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pay 10.9% more for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.60
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK34.01
|
$6.59
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.93
|
$6.29
€6.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.37
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK28.45
|
$4.89
€4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.22
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.17
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.96
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.30
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.90
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.14
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
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pay 2.6% more for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK43.72
|
$7.64
€7.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK387.16
|
$30.01
€28.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK224,550.91
|
$30,384.48
€29,131.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK71.24
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK203.15
|
$32.55
€31.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,281.22
|
$634.68
€608.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,215.29
|
$557.32
€534.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,087.36
|
$153.41
€147.08
|
pay 18.6% more for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,497.80
|
$463.20
€444.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK75,071.80
|
$10,722.29
€10,280.24
|
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK23.23
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK15.06
|
$3.71
€3.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK37.94
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK318.68
|
$49.36
€47.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK54.20
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
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pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK661.72
|
$86.11
€82.56
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK286.59
|
$38.32
€36.74
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK643.87
|
$93.75
€89.89
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK838.67
|
$115.38
€110.63
|
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