Cost of living comparison

Zagreb, Croatia

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Zagreb Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 15.4% cheaper than Zagreb.

Restaurants: pay 35.8% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 15.1% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 48.8% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 19.4% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 4.3% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 13.2% less in Mexico City

Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Zagreb Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Zagreb, you would:

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pay 35.8% less for restaurants

	Zagreb	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 HRK71.16	$9.93 MX$192.90	-7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 HRK56.93	$7.45 MX$144.68	-13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.85 HRK18.94	$1.08 MX$20.97	-62.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 HRK12.94	$0.77 MX$15.01	-60.3%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 15.1% more for groceries

	Zagreb	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.61 HRK10.66	$2.45 MX$47.64	+52.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 HRK31.25	$4.87 MX$94.56	+3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56 HRK30.26	$5.51 MX$107.01	+20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.37 HRK22.40	$2.18 MX$42.41	-35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.94 HRK26.15	$3.57 MX$69.38	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.79	$1.22 MX$23.74	+69.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.75	$0.67 MX$13.00	-6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 HRK5.48	$0.80 MX$15.52	-3.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 HRK7.63	$0.83 MX$16.08	-28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 HRK3.58	$0.85 MX$16.53	+57.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 HRK3.81	$0.83 MX$16.08	+44.3%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 48.8% less for transportation

	Zagreb	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.05 HRK40.18	$4.64 MX$90.10	-23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.59 HRK355.80	$17.87 MX$347.23	-66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,081.13 HRK206,365.65	$18,615.02 MX$361,696.31	-40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.86 HRK65.47	$3.47 MX$67.52	-64.8%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 19.4% less for housing

	Zagreb	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 HRK186.70	$24.38 MX$473.70	-13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.00 HRK4,853.52	$893.52 MX$17,361.42	+22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.46 HRK3,873.91	$544.24 MX$10,574.68	-6.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.51 HRK999.30	$30.31 MX$588.96	-79.9%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 4.3% less for childcare

	Zagreb	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$345.73 HRK2,295.51	$381.33 MX$7,409.29	+10.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,391.04 HRK68,992.11	$8,426.99 MX$163,739.35	-18.9%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Zagreb	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 HRK21.35	$2.73 MX$53.05	-15.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 HRK13.84	$3.01 MX$58.41	+44.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 HRK34.87	$3.92 MX$76.20	-25.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.11 HRK292.87	$53.69 MX$1,043.16	+21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.50 HRK49.81	$4.96 MX$96.45	-33.8%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 13.2% less for clothing

	Zagreb	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.59 HRK608.13	$56.36 MX$1,095.01	-38.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.67 HRK263.38	$41.06 MX$797.79	+3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.12 HRK591.73	$91.99 MX$1,787.45	+3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.08 HRK770.75	$91.93 MX$1,786.22	-20.8%
Average			-13.2%

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