Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 72.5% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 65.5% more for restaurants
Croatia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
$18.43
€17.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 51.1% more for transportation
Croatia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
$48.84
€45.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
$23.82
€22.25
|
|
pay 85.3% more for housing
Croatia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
$812.75
€759.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
$677.61
€632.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Croatia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
$446.94
€417.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
|
pay 61.7% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
$31.77
€29.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
$11.38
€10.63
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
Croatia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
$119.38
€111.51
|
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