Cost of living comparison
Athens is 8.1% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Athens instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
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Zagreb
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.38
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK52.72
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.60
|
$2.12
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.17
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
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pay 7.9% more for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.07
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.66
|
$6.88
€6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.67
|
$6.38
€5.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.74
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK30.84
|
$5.03
€4.63
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.08
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.29
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.80
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.67
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.12
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.91
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
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pay 1.7% less for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.66
|
$7.66
€7.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK376.60
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK219,947.82
|
$27,399.57
€25,196.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.26
|
$12.13
€11.15
|
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pay 0.9% more for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK201.59
|
$32.57
€29.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,907.51
|
$630.26
€579.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,971.37
|
$532.87
€490.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,058.28
|
$165.03
€151.76
|
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pay 35.1% more for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,904.10
|
$482.99
€444.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK77,045.88
|
$10,389.46
€9,553.97
|
|
pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.60
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.39
|
$3.62
€3.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.40
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK314.60
|
$46.52
€42.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK55.04
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
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pay 6.5% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK672.26
|
$89.99
€82.75
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK295.13
|
$34.83
€32.03
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK673.11
|
$95.37
€87.70
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK808.86
|
$116.71
€107.33
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