Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 30.4% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Canada, you would:
pay 13.2% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
$8.52
kn60.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
$6.13
kn43.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
$2.16
kn15.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$1.50
kn10.60
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Canada
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$1.13
kn7.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
$4.86
kn34.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
$4.14
kn29.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$2.69
kn19.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
$3.85
kn27.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
$0.62
kn4.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.69
kn4.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$0.72
kn5.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$0.87
kn6.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$0.39
kn2.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$0.39
kn2.74
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Canada
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
$6.36
kn44.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
$38.83
kn274.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
$24,017.38
kn169,811.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
$9.47
kn66.95
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
Canada
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
$25.52
kn180.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
$392.48
kn2,774.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
$314.33
kn2,222.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
$131.44
kn929.30
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
Canada
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
$141.70
kn1,001.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
$5,525.70
kn39,068.72
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
$2.50
kn17.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
$1.75
kn12.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
$4.85
kn34.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
$38.92
kn275.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
$5.67
kn40.08
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Canada
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
$70.94
kn501.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
$34.29
kn242.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
$78.37
kn554.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
$81.35
kn575.16
|
|
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