Cost of living comparison
Canada is 91.2% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Canada instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
Croatia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 89.7% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 26.9% more for transportation
Croatia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
$63.09
CA$86.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,867.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Croatia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
$112.22
CA$153.52
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Croatia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,189.50
|
|
pay 82.9% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
$49.87
CA$68.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
$78.02
CA$106.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
$97.82
CA$133.83
|
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