Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Croatia

Croatia vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 17.0% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% less in Croatia
Groceries: pay 4.6% more in Croatia
Transportation: pay 33.7% more in Croatia
Housing: pay 37.9% more in Croatia
Childcare: pay 34.1% more in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% more in Croatia
Clothing: pay 25.8% less in Croatia

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Croatia are more expensive than in Argentina. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Croatia.

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Croatia vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Croatia instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 11.0% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.88 ARS22,583.44	$12.78 HRK85.67	-14.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.57 ARS19,078.98	$8.88 HRK59.55	-29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 ARS3,029.85	$3.02 HRK20.25	+51.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ARS2,520.14	$2.29 HRK15.38	+38.1%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 4.6% more for groceries

	Argentina	Croatia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 ARS3,247.75	$1.50 HRK10.06	-29.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,961.05	$5.72 HRK38.35	+9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 ARS7,484.57	$4.32 HRK28.93	-12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 ARS3,893.96	$3.67 HRK24.62	+43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 ARS5,126.09	$4.16 HRK27.86	+23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 ARS1,629.37	$0.81 HRK5.45	-24.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 ARS1,434.31	$0.76 HRK5.07	-19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 ARS934.98	$0.84 HRK5.62	+36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ARS1,673.49	$1.05 HRK7.03	-4.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS700.13	$0.63 HRK4.22	+36.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS645.87	$0.55 HRK3.71	+30.1%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 33.7% more for transportation

	Argentina	Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.55 ARS6,900.45	$6.81 HRK45.68	+49.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.12 ARS41,168.97	$41.13 HRK275.75	+51.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,569.33 ARS40M	$26,600.70 HRK178K	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.09 ARS15,310.26	$15.68 HRK105.10	+55.4%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 37.9% more for housing

	Argentina	Croatia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.92 ARS39,335.65	$37.74 HRK253.00	+45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$568.71 ARS863K	$708.19 HRK4,747.81	+24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.42 ARS556K	$523.55 HRK3,509.96	+42.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.62 ARS130K	$138.15 HRK926.19	+61.3%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 34.1% more for childcare

	Argentina	Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.55 ARS436K	$350.04 HRK2,346.71	+21.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,737.30 ARS9M	$8,479.97 HRK56,850.77	+47.8%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 ARS5,944.74	$3.78 HRK25.35	-3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 ARS5,245.73	$2.50 HRK16.78	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 ARS5,321.19	$5.65 HRK37.85	+61.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.09 ARS53,250.53	$52.93 HRK354.84	+50.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.61 ARS11,544.83	$8.92 HRK59.83	+17.3%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 25.8% less for clothing

	Argentina	Croatia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.07 ARS156K	$89.61 HRK600.76	-13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.35 ARS113K	$39.73 HRK266.39	-46.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.50 ARS180K	$94.06 HRK630.61	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.48 ARS174K	$94.28 HRK632.08	-17.6%
Average			-25.8%

Argentina vs. Croatia - Cost of clothing

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