Cost of living comparison
France is 50.7% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in France instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 26.7% more for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.48
HRK71.27
|
$15.92
€14.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
HRK51.27
|
$10.79
€9.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
HRK17.46
|
$2.77
€2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
HRK12.46
|
$1.90
€1.72
|
|
pay 55.0% more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
HRK8.76
|
$1.79
€1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
HRK35.92
|
$9.16
€8.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
HRK29.89
|
$4.45
€4.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
HRK21.56
|
$3.91
€3.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
HRK30.06
|
$6.37
€5.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
HRK4.40
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.79
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
HRK5.22
|
$1.32
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.03
|
$1.51
€1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.24
|
$0.92
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.53
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
|
Croatia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
HRK42.94
|
$7.43
€6.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.04
HRK292.80
|
$51.68
€46.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,849.65
HRK223,462.36
|
$31,564.23
€28,481.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.47
HRK78.01
|
$18.46
€16.66
|
|
pay 34.8% more for housing
|
Croatia
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.24
HRK185.29
|
$30.98
€27.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.21
HRK3,259.85
|
$779.01
€702.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$389.58
HRK2,650.17
|
$611.60
€551.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.94
HRK897.53
|
$139.72
€126.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$202.63
HRK1,378.41
|
$707.64
€638.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,698.19
HRK59,170.16
|
$9,850.44
€8,888.28
|
|
pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.99
HRK20.33
|
$6.18
€5.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
HRK13.87
|
$3.05
€2.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.06
HRK34.41
|
$11.75
€10.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
HRK274.11
|
$34.96
€31.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.58
HRK44.76
|
$11.84
€10.68
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
|
Croatia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.54
HRK568.27
|
$92.28
€83.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.69
HRK263.19
|
$37.39
€33.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.55
HRK602.35
|
$93.47
€84.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.61
HRK630.01
|
$126.59
€114.23
|
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