Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 17.6% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
CRC4,821.05
|
$8.52
HRK59.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
CRC4,179.18
|
$6.13
HRK42.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
CRC884.33
|
$2.16
HRK15.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC770.47
|
$1.50
HRK10.48
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
CRC958.11
|
$1.13
HRK7.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
CRC2,125.56
|
$4.86
HRK34.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CRC3,303.65
|
$4.14
HRK28.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
CRC1,347.37
|
$2.69
HRK18.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CRC2,005.99
|
$3.85
HRK26.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
CRC945.95
|
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CRC338.59
|
$0.69
HRK4.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CRC643.30
|
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CRC494.17
|
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
CRC473.16
|
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.44
|
$0.39
HRK2.71
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
CRC2,858.93
|
$6.36
HRK44.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
CRC22,574.18
|
$38.83
HRK271.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
CRC13,225,633.22
|
$24,017.38
HRK168,006.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
CRC6,854.06
|
$9.47
HRK66.23
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
CRC27,212.42
|
$25.52
HRK178.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
CRC416,641.89
|
$392.48
HRK2,745.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
CRC267,362.08
|
$314.33
HRK2,198.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
CRC33,194.39
|
$131.44
HRK919.42
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
CRC187,768.91
|
$141.70
HRK991.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
CRC4,279,786.60
|
$5,525.70
HRK38,653.40
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CRC1,475.37
|
$2.50
HRK17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CRC1,497.90
|
$1.75
HRK12.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
CRC2,295.30
|
$4.85
HRK33.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
CRC28,648.35
|
$38.92
HRK272.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
CRC3,675.46
|
$5.67
HRK39.66
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
CRC34,104.33
|
$70.94
HRK496.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
CRC23,038.35
|
$34.29
HRK239.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
CRC51,762.25
|
$78.37
HRK548.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
CRC39,681.37
|
$81.35
HRK569.05
|
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