Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 31.7% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Israel, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.13
|
$10.48
HRK72.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.76
|
$7.54
HRK52.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.51
|
$2.57
HRK17.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.85
|
$1.83
HRK12.70
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Israel
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.40
|
$1.29
HRK8.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.54
|
$5.28
HRK36.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.46
|
$4.39
HRK30.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.74
|
$3.17
HRK21.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.41
|
$4.42
HRK30.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.09
|
$0.65
HRK4.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.45
|
$0.70
HRK4.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.91
|
$0.77
HRK5.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.11
|
$1.03
HRK7.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.26
|
$0.48
HRK3.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.29
|
$0.52
HRK3.60
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
Israel
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.82
|
$6.31
HRK43.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪202.88
|
$43.04
HRK298.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,225.88
|
$32,849.65
HRK227,702.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.56
|
$11.47
HRK79.49
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Israel
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.56
|
$27.24
HRK188.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,681.02
|
$479.21
HRK3,321.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,181.59
|
$389.58
HRK2,700.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪643.39
|
$131.94
HRK914.57
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
Israel
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,225.93
|
$202.63
HRK1,404.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,233.31
|
$8,698.19
HRK60,292.92
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.05
|
$2.99
HRK20.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.45
|
$2.04
HRK14.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.40
|
$5.06
HRK35.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪242.96
|
$40.30
HRK279.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.06
|
$6.58
HRK45.61
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
Israel
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪327.49
|
$83.54
HRK579.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪213.66
|
$38.69
HRK268.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪425.36
|
$88.55
HRK613.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪483.91
|
$92.61
HRK641.96
|
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