Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.1 times more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 24.6% more for restaurants
Croatia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
$17.09
£13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
Croatia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
$3.60
£2.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 57.3% more for transportation
Croatia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
$7.31
£5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
$91.63
£73.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
$25,486.21
£20,314.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
$16.30
£12.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Croatia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
$37.72
£30.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
$1,053.04
£839.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
$836.18
£666.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
$183.29
£146.10
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Croatia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
$1,186.33
£945.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
$16,551.73
£13,192.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
$3.59
£2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
$41.78
£33.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
$11.97
£9.54
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Croatia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
$73.74
£58.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
$38.00
£30.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
$79.51
£63.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
$80.83
£64.43
|
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