Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 8.2% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 57.1% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$10.48
HRK73.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$7.54
HRK52.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$2.57
HRK17.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$1.83
HRK12.82
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.29
HRK9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$5.28
HRK36.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$4.39
HRK30.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$3.17
HRK22.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.42
HRK30.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$0.65
HRK4.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.77
HRK5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.03
HRK7.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.48
HRK3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.52
HRK3.63
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$6.31
HRK44.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.04
HRK301.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$32,849.65
HRK229,789.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.47
HRK80.22
|
|
pay 4.4% more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$27.24
HRK190.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$479.21
HRK3,352.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$389.58
HRK2,725.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$131.94
HRK922.95
|
|
pay 12.5% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$202.63
HRK1,417.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$8,698.19
HRK60,845.60
|
|
pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$2.99
HRK20.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.04
HRK14.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.06
HRK35.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$40.30
HRK281.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$6.58
HRK46.03
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$83.54
HRK584.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$38.69
HRK270.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$88.55
HRK619.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$92.61
HRK647.84
|
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