Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 38.9% cheaper than Connecticut.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Connecticut, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
Connecticut
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.97
|
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.31
|
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
|
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Connecticut
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.95
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.48
|
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.31
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
|
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
|
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
Connecticut
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
|
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.60
|
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,902.88
|
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
|
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
Connecticut
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.69
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,953.85
|
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,660.84
|
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.05
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Connecticut
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,597.27
|
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,335.61
|
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
Connecticut
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.67
|
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.70
|
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.35
|
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.44
|
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
Connecticut
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.48
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.11
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.04
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.15
|
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
|
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