Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 39.6% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
kn56.36
|
$4.62
E£87.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.65
kn41.72
|
$4.48
E£84.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
kn14.78
|
$0.39
E£7.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
kn10.54
|
$0.22
E£4.09
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
kn7.07
|
$0.60
E£11.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
kn32.34
|
$1.91
E£36.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
kn25.71
|
$3.13
E£59.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
kn16.11
|
$1.43
E£26.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
kn23.65
|
$1.92
E£36.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
kn4.39
|
$0.59
E£11.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
kn4.93
|
$0.33
E£6.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
kn4.64
|
$0.26
E£4.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
kn5.70
|
$0.27
E£5.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
kn2.33
|
$0.22
E£4.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
kn2.52
|
$0.18
E£3.45
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.79
kn42.69
|
$1.28
E£24.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.49
kn298.81
|
$11.20
E£211.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,020.42
kn162,499.70
|
$22,049.47
E£416,309.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.05
kn66.81
|
$2.66
E£50.15
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
|
Croatia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.11
kn177.91
|
$16.38
E£309.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.88
kn2,500.74
|
$156.64
E£2,957.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$267.32
kn1,972.66
|
$104.41
E£1,971.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.04
kn856.31
|
$23.57
E£444.92
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.40
kn1,006.54
|
$75.75
E£1,430.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,931.20
kn29,010.31
|
$2,699.99
E£50,977.76
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
kn16.90
|
$1.93
E£36.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
kn11.61
|
$1.63
E£30.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
kn32.23
|
$2.35
E£44.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.71
kn270.94
|
$24.64
E£465.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
kn37.61
|
$4.04
E£76.22
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.71
kn521.77
|
$27.73
E£523.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.70
kn241.31
|
$40.76
E£769.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.81
kn522.54
|
$94.23
E£1,779.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.93
kn545.60
|
$48.17
E£909.48
|
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