Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

Croatia

Croatia vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 45.5% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% more in Croatia
Groceries: pay 11.7% more in Croatia
Transportation: pay 25.6% more in Croatia
Housing: pay 97.6% more in Croatia
Childcare: pay 9.4% more in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.9% more in Croatia
Clothing: pay 38.3% more in Croatia

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

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Croatia vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.1% more for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 BGN17.66	$12.78 HRK85.67	+25.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 BGN16.77	$8.88 HRK59.55	-7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 BGN2.50	$3.02 HRK20.25	+109.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 BGN1.75	$2.29 HRK15.38	+128.2%
Average			+26.1%

Bulgaria vs. Croatia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

	Bulgaria	Croatia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 BGN1.65	$1.50 HRK10.06	+58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BGN8.16	$5.72 HRK38.35	+22.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.44 BGN11.21	$4.32 HRK28.93	-33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.28	$3.67 HRK24.62	+21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 BGN5.70	$4.16 HRK27.86	+26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 BGN1.22	$0.81 HRK5.45	+16.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 BGN1.47	$0.76 HRK5.07	-10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BGN1.39	$0.84 HRK5.62	+5.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BGN1.82	$1.05 HRK7.03
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.89	$0.63 HRK4.22	+23.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 BGN0.77	$0.55 HRK3.71	+25.9%
Average			+11.7%

Bulgaria vs. Croatia - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.6% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.06 BGN10.54	$6.81 HRK45.68	+12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.17 BGN40.33	$41.13 HRK275.75	+77.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	$26,600.70 HRK178K	-11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.01 BGN12.19	$15.68 HRK105.10	+123.8%
Average			+25.6%

Bulgaria vs. Croatia - Cost of transportation

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pay 97.6% more for housing

	Bulgaria	Croatia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.39 BGN23.30	$37.74 HRK253.00	+181.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.09 BGN614.48	$708.19 HRK4,747.81	+100.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.80 BGN459.09	$523.55 HRK3,509.96	+98.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.79 BGN144.08	$138.15 HRK926.19	+66.9%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 9.4% more for childcare

	Bulgaria	Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$384.45 BGN669.05	$350.04 HRK2,346.71	-9.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	$8,479.97 HRK56,850.77	+31.6%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 BGN3.59	$3.78 HRK25.35	+83.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 BGN3.77	$2.50 HRK16.78	+15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.64 BGN6.33	$5.65 HRK37.85	+55.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.52 BGN54.86	$52.93 HRK354.84	+67.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.19 BGN12.52	$8.92 HRK59.83	+24.0%
Average			+45.9%

Bulgaria vs. Croatia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.3% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	Croatia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.90 BGN86.85	$89.61 HRK600.76	+79.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.26 BGN50.92	$39.73 HRK266.39	+35.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.75 BGN135.31	$94.06 HRK630.61	+21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.05 BGN132.34	$94.28 HRK632.08	+24.0%
Average			+38.3%

Bulgaria vs. Croatia - Cost of clothing

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