Cost of living comparison
Russia is 21.4% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Russia instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.63
|
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK42.89
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.13
|
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.49
|
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
Croatia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.91
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.04
|
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK28.98
|
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.83
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK26.95
|
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.84
|
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.72
|
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.53
|
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK271.81
|
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK168,131.28
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.28
|
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Croatia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK178.63
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,747.51
|
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,200.43
|
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK920.10
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK991.97
|
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,682.14
|
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.51
|
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.23
|
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK33.97
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK272.47
|
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.69
|
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Croatia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK496.60
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK240.02
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK548.64
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK569.47
|
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
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