Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 25.0% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK76.89
|
$8.52
ZAR152.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK61.51
|
$4.68
ZAR83.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.46
|
$1.01
ZAR18.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.98
|
$0.81
ZAR14.50
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.52
|
$1.07
ZAR19.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK33.77
|
$3.70
ZAR66.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.70
|
$4.91
ZAR87.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
$2.35
ZAR41.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK28.25
|
$2.08
ZAR37.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.18
|
$0.69
ZAR12.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.13
|
$0.68
ZAR12.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.92
|
$0.73
ZAR12.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.25
|
$0.75
ZAR13.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.87
|
$0.64
ZAR11.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.12
|
$0.58
ZAR10.41
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK43.41
|
$5.05
ZAR90.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK384.44
|
$65.32
ZAR1,166.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK222,976.03
|
$19,084.78
ZAR340,754.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK70.74
|
$8.78
ZAR156.69
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK201.73
|
$39.13
ZAR698.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,244.18
|
$416.34
ZAR7,433.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,185.72
|
$379.25
ZAR6,771.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,079.73
|
$86.03
ZAR1,536.04
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,480.28
|
$216.65
ZAR3,868.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK74,545.29
|
$4,800.41
ZAR85,710.16
|
|
pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK23.07
|
$2.39
ZAR42.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK14.95
|
$2.00
ZAR35.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK37.68
|
$2.95
ZAR52.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK316.44
|
$34.21
ZAR610.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK53.82
|
$7.81
ZAR139.45
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK657.08
|
$49.09
ZAR876.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK284.58
|
$34.65
ZAR618.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK639.36
|
$92.30
ZAR1,647.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK832.79
|
$98.31
ZAR1,755.26
|
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