Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 5.6% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK76.89
|
$11.85
RON56.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK61.51
|
$7.54
RON35.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.46
|
$2.00
RON9.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.98
|
$2.20
RON10.44
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.52
|
$1.17
RON5.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK33.77
|
$4.52
RON21.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.70
|
$6.34
RON30.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
$3.28
RON15.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK28.25
|
$3.09
RON14.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.18
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.13
|
$0.77
RON3.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.92
|
$0.75
RON3.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.25
|
$0.88
RON4.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.87
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.12
|
$0.44
RON2.09
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK43.41
|
$6.09
RON28.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK384.44
|
$17.24
RON81.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK222,976.03
|
$26,003.12
RON123,140.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK70.74
|
$5.82
RON27.55
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK201.73
|
$9.35
RON44.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,244.18
|
$601.94
RON2,850.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,185.72
|
$397.23
RON1,881.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,079.73
|
$130.07
RON615.94
|
|
pay 27.5% more for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,480.28
|
$527.95
RON2,500.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK74,545.29
|
$10,631.65
RON50,347.24
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK23.07
|
$3.23
RON15.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK14.95
|
$3.17
RON15.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK37.68
|
$5.98
RON28.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK316.44
|
$49.84
RON236.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK53.82
|
$8.62
RON40.82
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK657.08
|
$78.42
RON371.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK284.58
|
$39.68
RON187.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK639.36
|
$85.94
RON406.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK832.79
|
$105.80
RON501.03
|
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