Cost of living comparison

Zagreb, Croatia

compared to

Pretoria, South Africa

Pretoria vs. Zagreb Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 25.0% cheaper than Zagreb.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 14.5% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 11.1% less in Pretoria
Housing: pay 20.4% less in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 45.5% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Pretoria

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

Pretoria vs. Zagreb Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.2% less for restaurants

	Zagreb	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 HRK71.06	$8.52 ZAR152.04	-20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 HRK56.84	$4.68 ZAR83.57	-45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.85 HRK18.91	$1.01 ZAR17.99	-64.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 HRK12.92	$0.81 ZAR14.49	-58.3%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 14.5% less for groceries

	Zagreb	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.61 HRK10.64	$1.07 ZAR19.17	-33.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 HRK31.21	$3.70 ZAR65.97	-21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56 HRK30.22	$4.91 ZAR87.68	+7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.37 HRK22.37	$2.35 ZAR41.88	-30.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.94 HRK26.11	$2.08 ZAR37.05	-47.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.79	$0.69 ZAR12.32	-4.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.74	$0.68 ZAR12.22	-4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 HRK5.47	$0.73 ZAR12.95	-12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 HRK7.62	$0.75 ZAR13.44	-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 HRK3.58	$0.64 ZAR11.42	+18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 HRK3.80	$0.58 ZAR10.40	+1.6%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 11.1% less for transportation

	Zagreb	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.05 HRK40.12	$5.05 ZAR90.20	-16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.59 HRK355.28	$65.32 ZAR1,165.64	+21.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,081.13 HRK206,060.43	$19,084.78 ZAR340,570.90	-38.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.86 HRK65.37	$8.78 ZAR156.60	-11.0%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 20.4% less for housing

	Zagreb	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 HRK186.42	$39.13 ZAR698.31	+39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.00 HRK4,846.34	$416.34 ZAR7,429.72	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.46 HRK3,868.18	$379.25 ZAR6,767.76	-35.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.51 HRK997.82	$86.03 ZAR1,535.21	-42.8%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 45.5% less for childcare

	Zagreb	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$345.73 HRK2,292.12	$216.65 ZAR3,866.17	-37.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,391.04 HRK68,890.07	$4,800.41 ZAR85,664.01	-53.8%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Zagreb	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 HRK21.32	$2.39 ZAR42.57	-25.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 HRK13.82	$2.00 ZAR35.61	-4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 HRK34.82	$2.95 ZAR52.71	-43.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.11 HRK292.44	$34.21 ZAR610.49	-22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.50 HRK49.74	$7.81 ZAR139.37	+4.1%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Zagreb	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.59 HRK607.23	$49.09 ZAR875.96	-46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.67 HRK262.99	$34.65 ZAR618.30	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.12 HRK590.85	$92.30 ZAR1,647.11	+3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.08 HRK769.61	$98.31 ZAR1,754.31	-15.3%
Average			-17.7%

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