Cost of living comparison

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Croatia vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 55.7% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants
pay 76.2% more in Croatia
Groceries
pay 26.1% more in Croatia
Transportation
pay 20.6% more in Croatia
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Croatia
Childcare
pay 6.6% more in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 61.6% more in Croatia
Clothing
pay 17.3% more in Croatia

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Croatia are more expensive than in Brazil. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Croatia.

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Croatia vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

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

pay 76.2% more for restaurants

 
Brazil
Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.38
R$32.28
$12.78
HRK85.67
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.64
R$38.69
$8.88
HRK59.55
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.24
R$6.29
$3.02
HRK20.25
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pay 26.1% more for groceries

 
Brazil
Croatia
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.68
R$8.52
$1.50
HRK10.06
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.73
R$23.94
$5.72
HRK38.35
Milk (1 gallon) $4.09
R$20.72
$4.32
HRK28.93
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pay 20.6% more for transportation

 
Brazil
Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.74
R$23.98
$6.81
HRK45.68
Monthly public transit pass $45.86
R$232.15
$41.13
HRK275.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,586.89
R$119K
$26,600.70
HRK178K
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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Brazil
Croatia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $20.44
R$103.47
$37.74
HRK253.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $357.22
R$1,808.43
$708.19
HRK4,747.81
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $237.92
R$1,204.46
$523.55
HRK3,509.96
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pay 6.6% more for childcare

 
Brazil
Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $316.73
R$1,603.45
$350.04
HRK2,346.71
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,251.15
R$41,771.44
$8,479.97
HRK56,850.77
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pay 61.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brazil
Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
R$10.12
$3.78
HRK25.35
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.02
R$10.23
$2.50
HRK16.78
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.46
R$12.44
$5.65
HRK37.85
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pay 17.3% more for clothing

 
Brazil
Croatia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $54.36
R$275.19
$89.61
HRK600.76
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $50.01
R$253.16
$39.73
HRK266.39
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $87.76
R$444.28
$94.06
HRK630.61
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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