Cost of living comparison
France is 81.2% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in France instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 51.4% more for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn60.31
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn43.38
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn15.31
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.61
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 70.7% more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn8.00
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn34.43
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn29.31
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn19.05
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn27.25
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.37
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.89
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn5.13
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.18
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.77
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.75
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 39.5% more for transportation
|
Croatia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn45.04
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn274.90
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn170,046.90
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn67.04
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 53.0% more for housing
|
Croatia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn180.67
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,778.82
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,225.50
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn930.59
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn1,003.27
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn39,122.87
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 88.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.71
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.37
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn34.35
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn275.57
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn40.14
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
|
Croatia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn502.26
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn242.75
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn554.89
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn575.96
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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