Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 99.7% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$8.52
HRK59.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$6.13
HRK42.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$2.16
HRK15.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$1.50
HRK10.49
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
Benin
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$1.13
HRK7.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$4.86
HRK34.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$4.14
HRK28.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$2.69
HRK18.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$3.85
HRK26.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.69
HRK4.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$0.39
HRK2.72
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
Benin
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$6.36
HRK44.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.83
HRK271.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,017.38
HRK168,131.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$9.47
HRK66.28
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
Benin
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$25.52
HRK178.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$392.48
HRK2,747.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$314.33
HRK2,200.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$131.44
HRK920.10
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
Benin
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$141.70
HRK991.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$5,525.70
HRK38,682.14
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$2.50
HRK17.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$1.75
HRK12.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$4.85
HRK33.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$38.92
HRK272.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$5.67
HRK39.69
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$70.94
HRK496.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$34.29
HRK240.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$78.37
HRK548.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$81.35
HRK569.47
|
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