Cost of living comparison

Zagreb, Croatia

compared to

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Zagreb Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 66.9% more expensive than Zagreb.

Restaurants: pay 54.9% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 86.0% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 65.2% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 34.7% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 45.5% more in Reykjavik

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Zagreb. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Zagreb Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.9% more for restaurants

	Zagreb	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 HRK71.09	$20.00 ISK2,569	+86.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 HRK56.87	$18.02 ISK2,314	+110.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.85 HRK18.92	$3.15 ISK405	+10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 HRK12.92	$2.19 ISK281	+12.2%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 86.0% more for groceries

	Zagreb	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.61 HRK10.65	$3.61 ISK464	+124.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 HRK31.22	$7.76 ISK996	+64.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56 HRK30.23	$6.40 ISK822	+40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.37 HRK22.38	$5.76 ISK739	+70.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.94 HRK26.12	$9.45 ISK1,213	+139.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.79	$1.40 ISK180	+94.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.74	$1.01 ISK130	+41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 HRK5.48	$1.22 ISK156	+47.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 HRK7.62	$2.22 ISK286	+93.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 HRK3.58	$1.43 ISK184	+165.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 HRK3.80	$0.93 ISK120	+62.8%
Average			+86.0%

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pay 65.2% more for transportation

	Zagreb	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.05 HRK40.14	$8.50 ISK1,092	+40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.59 HRK355.43	$74.95 ISK9,626	+39.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,081.13 HRK206,146.84	$42,450.45 ISK5,451,803	+36.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.86 HRK65.40	$24.05 ISK3,089	+143.9%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Zagreb	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 HRK186.50	$69.87 ISK8,973	+148.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.00 HRK4,848.37	$1,971.17 ISK253,152	+169.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.46 HRK3,869.80	$1,803.44 ISK231,611	+209.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.51 HRK998.24	$53.95 ISK6,929	-64.2%
Average			+115.8%

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pay 34.7% less for childcare

	Zagreb	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$345.73 HRK2,293.08	$252.14 ISK32,382	-27.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,391.04 HRK68,918.96	$5,993.99 ISK769,793	-42.3%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Zagreb	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 HRK21.33	$10.81 ISK1,388	+236.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 HRK13.83	$5.31 ISK681	+154.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 HRK34.83	$12.25 ISK1,573	+133.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.11 HRK292.56	$69.95 ISK8,983	+58.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.50 HRK49.76	$14.77 ISK1,897	+96.9%
Average			+135.9%

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pay 45.5% more for clothing

	Zagreb	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.59 HRK607.49	$108.97 ISK13,995	+19.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.67 HRK263.10	$49.72 ISK6,386	+25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.12 HRK591.10	$151.85 ISK19,502	+70.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.08 HRK769.93	$194.16 ISK24,935	+67.3%
Average			+45.5%

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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: April 2025

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