Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 36.8% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Australia, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.18
|
$8.52
HRK59.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
$6.13
HRK42.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.71
|
$2.16
HRK15.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$1.50
HRK10.49
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Australia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$1.13
HRK7.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.41
|
$4.86
HRK34.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.56
|
$4.14
HRK28.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$2.69
HRK18.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.39
|
$3.85
HRK26.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$0.69
HRK4.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.99
|
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.18
|
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$0.39
HRK2.72
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Australia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.49
|
$6.36
HRK44.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$124.03
|
$38.83
HRK271.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
$24,017.38
HRK168,131.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.13
|
$9.47
HRK66.28
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
Australia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
$25.52
HRK178.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
$392.48
HRK2,747.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
$314.33
HRK2,200.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
$131.44
HRK920.10
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Australia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
$141.70
HRK991.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
$5,525.70
HRK38,682.14
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.65
|
$2.50
HRK17.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$1.75
HRK12.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
$4.85
HRK33.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.72
|
$38.92
HRK272.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.55
|
$5.67
HRK39.69
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Australia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
$70.94
HRK496.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
$34.29
HRK240.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
$78.37
HRK548.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.33
|
$81.35
HRK569.47
|
|
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