Cost of living comparison
Greece is 12.3% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
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Croatia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.48
HRK71.92
|
$14.81
€13.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
HRK51.75
|
$9.01
€8.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
HRK17.62
|
$1.97
€1.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
HRK12.58
|
$0.63
€0.57
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
HRK8.84
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
HRK36.25
|
$6.52
€5.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
HRK30.16
|
$6.06
€5.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
HRK21.76
|
$4.09
€3.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
HRK30.34
|
$4.27
€3.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
HRK4.44
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.84
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
HRK5.26
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.09
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.27
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.57
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
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pay 7.9% more for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
HRK43.33
|
$7.81
€7.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.04
HRK295.49
|
$41.23
€37.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,849.65
HRK225,517.43
|
$27,791.92
€25,306.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.47
HRK78.72
|
$14.64
€13.33
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
|
Croatia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.24
HRK186.99
|
$31.73
€28.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.21
HRK3,289.83
|
$529.13
€481.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$389.58
HRK2,674.54
|
$406.38
€370.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.94
HRK905.79
|
$178.34
€162.40
|
|
pay 24.8% more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$202.63
HRK1,391.09
|
$350.75
€319.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,698.19
HRK59,714.31
|
$6,658.30
€6,062.92
|
|
pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.99
HRK20.52
|
$4.23
€3.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
HRK14.00
|
$3.51
€3.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.06
HRK34.73
|
$4.98
€4.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
HRK276.63
|
$46.53
€42.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.58
HRK45.17
|
$8.93
€8.13
|
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pay 2.1% more for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.54
HRK573.50
|
$83.80
€76.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.69
HRK265.61
|
$41.12
€37.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.55
HRK607.89
|
$86.78
€79.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.61
HRK635.80
|
$96.32
€87.71
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