Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 36.9% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 45.8% more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN14.98
|
$8.52
HRK59.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.70
|
$6.13
HRK42.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
$2.16
HRK15.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
$1.50
HRK10.48
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
$1.13
HRK7.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.03
|
$4.86
HRK34.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.24
|
$4.14
HRK28.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.48
|
$2.69
HRK18.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.78
|
$3.85
HRK26.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$0.69
HRK4.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.39
HRK2.71
|
|
pay 44.0% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.83
|
$6.36
HRK44.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.25
|
$38.83
HRK271.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,536.69
|
$24,017.38
HRK168,006.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.51
|
$9.47
HRK66.23
|
|
pay 70.7% more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.80
|
$25.52
HRK178.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN468.12
|
$392.48
HRK2,745.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN340.55
|
$314.33
HRK2,198.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN157.44
|
$131.44
HRK919.42
|
|
pay 15.6% more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN424.09
|
$141.70
HRK991.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,874.72
|
$5,525.70
HRK38,653.40
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
$2.50
HRK17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
$1.75
HRK12.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.88
|
$4.85
HRK33.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.50
|
$38.92
HRK272.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.56
|
$5.67
HRK39.66
|
|
pay 29.5% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.30
|
$70.94
HRK496.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.58
|
$34.29
HRK239.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN124.49
|
$78.37
HRK548.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.02
|
$81.35
HRK569.05
|
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