Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 11.5% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 33.7% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK76.62
|
$7.52
JMD1,197.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK61.29
|
$8.62
JMD1,372.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.39
|
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.93
|
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
|
pay 98.4% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.47
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK33.65
|
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.58
|
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.12
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK28.15
|
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.16
|
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.11
|
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.90
|
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.22
|
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.86
|
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.10
|
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
|
pay 38.8% more for transportation
Zagreb
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK43.26
|
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK383.08
|
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK222,185.01
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK70.49
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
Zagreb
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK201.01
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,225.57
|
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,170.87
|
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,075.90
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
Zagreb
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,471.48
|
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK74,280.84
|
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
|
pay 60.8% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK22.98
|
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK14.90
|
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK37.54
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK315.32
|
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK53.63
|
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK654.75
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK283.57
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK637.09
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK829.84
|
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
|
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