Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 19.5% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK75.34
|
$7.88
₩11,015
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK60.27
|
$6.09
₩8,512
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.05
|
$1.59
₩2,218
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.70
|
$0.84
₩1,176
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.28
|
$3.10
₩4,328
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK33.09
|
$6.52
₩9,122
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.04
|
$8.06
₩11,267
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK23.71
|
$3.06
₩4,276
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK27.68
|
$4.74
₩6,622
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.08
|
$3.30
₩4,611
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.03
|
$1.55
₩2,166
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.80
|
$2.44
₩3,413
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.08
|
$2.68
₩3,754
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.79
|
$1.73
₩2,420
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.03
|
$1.39
₩1,939
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK42.54
|
$4.59
₩6,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK376.68
|
$44.40
₩62,087
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK218,475.48
|
$27,023.07
₩37,783,651
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK69.31
|
$8.02
₩11,216
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK197.65
|
$22.27
₩31,143
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,138.33
|
$883.18
₩1,234,861
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,101.24
|
$490.54
₩685,872
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,057.94
|
$133.35
₩186,454
|
|
pay 55.8% more for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,430.22
|
$385.48
₩538,979
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK73,040.67
|
$20,782.92
₩29,058,674
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK22.60
|
$3.58
₩5,007
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK14.65
|
$3.60
₩5,036
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK36.91
|
$3.22
₩4,506
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK310.06
|
$53.73
₩75,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK52.74
|
$10.74
₩15,021
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK643.82
|
$59.13
₩82,672
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK278.84
|
$46.64
₩65,218
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK626.45
|
$86.69
₩121,214
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK815.98
|
$124.89
₩174,622
|
|
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