Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.5 times more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Washington instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.38
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK52.72
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.60
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.17
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 98.9% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.07
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.66
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.67
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.74
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK30.84
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.08
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.29
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.80
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.67
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.12
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.91
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
Zagreb
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.66
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK376.60
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK219,947.82
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.26
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Zagreb
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK201.59
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,907.51
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,971.37
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,058.28
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,904.10
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK77,045.88
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.60
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.39
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.40
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK314.60
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK55.04
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Zagreb
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK672.26
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK295.13
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK673.11
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK808.86
|
$173.48
|
|
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