Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 16.4% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK76.62
|
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK61.29
|
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.39
|
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.93
|
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
|
pay 32.7% more for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.47
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK33.65
|
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.58
|
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.12
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK28.15
|
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.16
|
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.11
|
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.90
|
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.22
|
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.86
|
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.10
|
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
|
pay 56.9% more for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK43.26
|
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK383.08
|
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK222,185.01
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK70.49
|
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK201.01
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,225.57
|
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,170.87
|
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,075.90
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
|
pay 4.7% less for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,471.48
|
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK74,280.84
|
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK22.98
|
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK14.90
|
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK37.54
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK315.32
|
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK53.63
|
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK654.75
|
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK283.57
|
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK637.09
|
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK829.84
|
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
|
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