Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 13.9% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Slovakia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.63
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK42.89
|
$7.27
€6.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.13
|
$1.50
€1.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.49
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.91
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.04
|
$5.43
€5.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK28.98
|
$3.30
€3.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.83
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK26.95
|
$2.84
€2.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.84
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.72
|
$0.41
€0.38
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.53
|
$6.62
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK271.81
|
$23.13
€21.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK168,131.28
|
$20,325.40
€18,875.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.28
|
$11.42
€10.60
|
|
pay 17.3% more for housing
Croatia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK178.63
|
$20.68
€19.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,747.51
|
$525.97
€488.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,200.43
|
$430.57
€399.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK920.10
|
$154.00
€143.01
|
|
pay 98.4% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK991.97
|
$367.52
€341.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,682.14
|
$7,594.62
€7,052.74
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.51
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.23
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK33.97
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK272.47
|
$36.25
€33.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.69
|
$7.09
€6.58
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Slovakia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK496.60
|
$56.64
€52.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK240.02
|
$32.72
€30.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK548.64
|
$68.42
€63.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK569.47
|
$87.74
€81.48
|
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