Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 33.4% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Croatia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
$8.52
HRK59.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
$6.13
HRK42.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
$2.16
HRK15.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
$1.50
HRK10.49
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
$1.13
HRK7.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
$4.86
HRK34.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
$4.14
HRK28.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
$2.69
HRK18.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
$3.85
HRK26.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
$0.69
HRK4.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
$0.39
HRK2.72
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
$6.36
HRK44.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
$38.83
HRK271.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
$24,017.38
HRK168,131.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
$9.47
HRK66.28
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
Zambia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
$25.52
HRK178.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
$392.48
HRK2,747.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
$314.33
HRK2,200.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
$131.44
HRK920.10
|
|
pay 39.0% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
$141.70
HRK991.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
$5,525.70
HRK38,682.14
|
|
pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
$2.50
HRK17.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
$1.75
HRK12.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
$4.85
HRK33.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
$38.92
HRK272.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
$5.67
HRK39.69
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
$70.94
HRK496.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
$34.29
HRK240.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
$78.37
HRK548.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
$81.35
HRK569.47
|
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