Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 33.0% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
|
pay 21.5% less for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
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