Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 4.8% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK75.34
|
$6.18
NT$199.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK60.27
|
$5.01
NT$161.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.05
|
$1.00
NT$32.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.70
|
$0.68
NT$21.91
|
|
pay 69.9% more for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.28
|
$1.86
NT$59.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK33.09
|
$8.37
NT$270.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.04
|
$10.77
NT$347.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK23.71
|
$2.72
NT$87.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK27.68
|
$4.37
NT$140.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.08
|
$2.06
NT$66.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.03
|
$1.01
NT$32.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.80
|
$1.25
NT$40.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.08
|
$1.56
NT$50.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.79
|
$1.30
NT$41.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.03
|
$1.11
NT$35.80
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK42.54
|
$3.68
NT$118.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK376.68
|
$37.10
NT$1,196.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK218,475.48
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,120,707.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK69.31
|
$8.81
NT$284.17
|
|
pay 26.5% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK197.65
|
$24.04
NT$775.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,138.33
|
$630.95
NT$20,348.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,101.24
|
$465.35
NT$15,007.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,057.94
|
$63.62
NT$2,051.76
|
|
pay 76.2% more for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,430.22
|
$610.09
NT$19,675.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK73,040.67
|
$18,275.33
NT$589,379.50
|
|
pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK22.60
|
$2.63
NT$84.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK14.65
|
$3.05
NT$98.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK36.91
|
$3.71
NT$119.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK310.06
|
$38.32
NT$1,235.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK52.74
|
$9.89
NT$319.06
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK643.82
|
$56.02
NT$1,806.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK278.84
|
$31.15
NT$1,004.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK626.45
|
$85.26
NT$2,749.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK815.98
|
$103.43
NT$3,335.65
|
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