Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 12.6% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Croatia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.75
|
$10.48
HRK73.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
$7.54
HRK52.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$2.57
HRK17.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$1.83
HRK12.82
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
$1.29
HRK9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.40
|
$5.28
HRK36.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$4.39
HRK30.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$3.17
HRK22.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.28
|
$4.42
HRK30.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.65
HRK4.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.77
HRK5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.03
HRK7.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.48
HRK3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.52
HRK3.63
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$6.31
HRK44.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.47
|
$43.04
HRK301.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,465.32
|
$32,849.65
HRK229,789.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.40
|
$11.47
HRK80.22
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.61
|
$27.24
HRK190.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€857.56
|
$479.21
HRK3,352.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€685.44
|
$389.58
HRK2,725.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€126.78
|
$131.94
HRK922.95
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€394.15
|
$202.63
HRK1,417.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,578.77
|
$8,698.19
HRK60,845.60
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$2.99
HRK20.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.07
|
$2.04
HRK14.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.06
|
$5.06
HRK35.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.55
|
$40.30
HRK281.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$6.58
HRK46.03
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.07
|
$83.54
HRK584.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.57
|
$38.69
HRK270.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€116.81
|
$88.55
HRK619.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.35
|
$92.61
HRK647.84
|
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