Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 25.7% cheaper than Croatia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.2% less in Ecuador
- Groceries
-
pay 14.6% less in Ecuador
- Transportation
-
pay 34.2% less in Ecuador
- Housing
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pay 35.4% less in Ecuador
- Childcare
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pay 20.2% less in Ecuador
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.7% less in Ecuador
- Clothing
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pay 11.8% less in Ecuador
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ecuador.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK81.62
|
$3.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK61.42
|
$6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.42
|
$0.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK14.25
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK10.05
|
$1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK39.10
|
$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK32.09
|
$4.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.61
|
$2.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK31.07
|
$2.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.93
|
$0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK5.08
|
$0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.39
|
$0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.54
|
$0.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.50
|
$0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.72
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK44.05
|
$2.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK287.74
|
$24.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK243,549.36
|
$23,111.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK99.99
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
|
Croatia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK209.20
|
$30.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,217.51
|
$344.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,236.05
|
$278.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK933.65
|
$37.19
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,634.15
|
$227.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK60,407.61
|
$4,800.83
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK24.01
|
$2.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.83
|
$2.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.84
|
$5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK325.23
|
$32.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK49.64
|
$6.55
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK624.99
|
$53.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK285.89
|
$46.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK727.66
|
$93.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK731.05
|
$77.58
|
|
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