Cost of living comparison

Zagreb, Croatia

compared to

Lima, Peru

Lima vs. Zagreb Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 22.8% cheaper than Zagreb.

Restaurants: pay 56.2% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 12.4% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 3.1% more in Lima
Housing: pay 33.8% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 31.5% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Lima
Clothing: pay 22.1% less in Lima

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lima.

Lima vs. Zagreb Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Zagreb, you would:

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pay 56.2% less for restaurants

	Zagreb	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 HRK70.87	$5.23 PEN19.46	-51.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 HRK56.69	$6.10 PEN22.70	-28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.85 HRK18.86	$0.83 PEN3.08	-71.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 HRK12.88	$0.51 PEN1.90	-73.9%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 12.4% less for groceries

	Zagreb	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.61 HRK10.61	$2.42 PEN9.03	+51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 HRK31.12	$4.22 PEN15.72	-10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56 HRK30.14	$4.95 PEN18.44	+8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.37 HRK22.31	$2.70 PEN10.07	-19.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.94 HRK26.04	$2.25 PEN8.37	-42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.77	$0.87 PEN3.26	+21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.73	$0.50 PEN1.88	-29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 HRK5.46	$0.48 PEN1.79	-41.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 HRK7.60	$0.52 PEN1.95	-54.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 HRK3.57	$0.53 PEN1.99	-1.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 HRK3.79	$0.48 PEN1.77	-17.0%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 3.1% more for transportation

	Zagreb	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.05 HRK40.01	$5.39 PEN20.06	-11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.59 HRK354.33	$23.85 PEN88.84	-55.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,081.13 HRK205,512.79	$23,163.52 PEN86,270.15	-25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.86 HRK65.20	$20.14 PEN75.02	+104.3%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 33.8% less for housing

	Zagreb	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 HRK185.93	$26.56 PEN98.93	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.00 HRK4,833.46	$575.58 PEN2,143.69	-21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.46 HRK3,857.90	$363.71 PEN1,354.58	-37.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.51 HRK995.17	$44.01 PEN163.90	-70.8%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 31.5% less for childcare

	Zagreb	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$345.73 HRK2,286.02	$213.68 PEN795.83	-38.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,391.04 HRK68,706.98	$7,818.35 PEN29,118.64	-24.8%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Zagreb	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 HRK21.26	$2.12 PEN7.90	-34.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 HRK13.78	$2.62 PEN9.76	+25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 HRK34.72	$5.30 PEN19.74	+0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.11 HRK291.66	$30.52 PEN113.65	-30.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.50 HRK49.61	$7.95 PEN29.61	+6.0%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

	Zagreb	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.59 HRK605.62	$42.79 PEN159.37	-53.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.67 HRK262.29	$34.98 PEN130.29	-11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.12 HRK589.28	$85.21 PEN317.34	-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.08 HRK767.57	$94.35 PEN351.40	-18.7%
Average			-22.1%

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