Cost of living comparison

Zagreb, Croatia

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Zagreb Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 21.0% cheaper than Zagreb.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 30.9% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 38.1% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 29.4% less in Moscow
Childcare: pay 17.6% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare and clothing in Moscow are more expensive than in Zagreb. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Zagreb Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.1% less for restaurants

	Zagreb	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 HRK69.46	$9.19 RUB721.42	-14.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 HRK55.57	$5.10 RUB400.79	-40.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.85 HRK18.49	$1.07 RUB84.19	-62.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 HRK12.63	$0.49 RUB38.10	-75.1%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 30.9% less for groceries

	Zagreb	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.61 HRK10.40	$0.62 RUB48.58	-61.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 HRK30.51	$4.41 RUB345.98	-6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56 HRK29.54	$3.57 RUB280.09	-21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.37 HRK21.86	$1.52 RUB119.32	-55.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.94 HRK25.52	$1.99 RUB155.91	-49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.68	$0.68 RUB53.18	-6.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.63	$0.67 RUB52.40	-6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 HRK5.35	$0.72 RUB56.19	-13.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 HRK7.45	$1.12 RUB88.22	-2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 HRK3.50	$0.25 RUB19.57	-53.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 HRK3.72	$0.21 RUB16.43	-63.5%
Average			-30.9%

Zagreb vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.1% less for transportation

	Zagreb	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.05 HRK39.22	$2.22 RUB174.19	-63.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.59 HRK347.31	$28.58 RUB2,244.43	-46.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,081.13 HRK201,437.12	$30,621.85 RUB2,404,747.03	-1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.86 HRK63.90	$5.82 RUB456.90	-41.0%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 29.4% less for housing

	Zagreb	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 HRK182.24	$6.38 RUB500.90	-77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.00 HRK4,737.60	$960.52 RUB75,430.06	+31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.46 HRK3,781.39	$583.26 RUB45,803.89
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.51 HRK975.43	$86.66 RUB6,805.41	-42.4%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 17.6% more for childcare

	Zagreb	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$345.73 HRK2,240.69	$466.53 RUB36,637.03	+34.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,391.04 HRK67,344.41	$10,413.52 RUB817,778.19	+0.2%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Zagreb	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 HRK20.84	$3.06 RUB240.47	-4.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 HRK13.51	$2.52 RUB198.24	+21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 HRK34.04	$2.45 RUB192.38	-53.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.11 HRK285.88	$32.34 RUB2,539.57	-26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.50 HRK48.62	$5.10 RUB400.79	-32.0%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Zagreb	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.59 HRK593.61	$81.16 RUB6,373.17	-11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.67 HRK257.09	$42.31 RUB3,322.46	+6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.12 HRK577.60	$108.95 RUB8,556.09	+22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.08 HRK752.34	$101.97 RUB8,007.75	-12.2%
Average			+1.4%

Zagreb vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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