Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 35.0% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 74.7% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Croatia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
Croatia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Croatia
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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