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Australia vs. Croatia Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 54.4% more expensive than Croatia overall.

Restaurants
pay 23.3% more in Australia
Groceries
pay 53.1% more in Australia
Transportation
pay 11.1% more in Australia
Housing
pay 75.5% more in Australia
Childcare
pay 3.5 times more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 72.0% more in Australia
Clothing
pay 15.2% more in Australia

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

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Australia vs. Croatia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 23.3% more for restaurants

 
Croatia
Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.78
HRK86.42
$18.42
A$26.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.88
HRK60.07
$10.19
A$14.83
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.02
HRK20.43
$2.88
A$4.19
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pay 53.1% more for groceries

 
Croatia
Australia
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.50
HRK10.15
$2.64
A$3.84
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.72
HRK38.69
$4.67
A$6.80
Milk (1 gallon) $4.32
HRK29.18
$6.28
A$9.14
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pay 11.1% more for transportation

 
Croatia
Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.81
HRK46.08
$4.98
A$7.25
Monthly public transit pass $41.13
HRK278.17
$91.09
A$132.57
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,600.70
HRK180K
$27,191.77
A$39,574.68
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pay 75.5% more for housing

 
Croatia
Australia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $37.74
HRK255.22
$57.16
A$83.18
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $708.19
HRK4,789.54
$1,309.09
A$1,905.24
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $523.55
HRK3,540.81
$1,073.97
A$1,563.04
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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

 
Croatia
Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $350.04
HRK2,367.34
$1,957.92
A$2,849.54
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,479.97
HRK57,350.42
$18,377.12
A$26,745.91
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pay 72.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Croatia
Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.78
HRK25.57
$7.20
A$10.48
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
HRK16.92
$3.95
A$5.75
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.65
HRK38.18
$36.89
A$53.69
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pay 15.2% more for clothing

 
Croatia
Australia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $89.61
HRK606.04
$77.86
A$113.32
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.73
HRK268.73
$53.33
A$77.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $94.06
HRK636.16
$112.59
A$163.87
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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 November 2026). How we calculate this

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