Cost of living comparison
Italy is 27.9% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
Croatia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.48
HRK73.68
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
HRK53.01
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
HRK18.05
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
HRK12.89
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
HRK9.05
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
HRK37.14
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
HRK30.90
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
HRK22.29
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
HRK31.08
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
HRK4.54
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.96
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
HRK5.39
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.27
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.35
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.65
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
Croatia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
HRK44.39
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.04
HRK302.71
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,849.65
HRK231,030.92
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.47
HRK80.65
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
Croatia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.24
HRK191.56
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.21
HRK3,370.26
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$389.58
HRK2,739.93
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.94
HRK927.93
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 83.4% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$202.63
HRK1,425.10
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,698.19
HRK61,174.22
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.99
HRK21.02
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
HRK14.34
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.06
HRK35.58
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
HRK283.40
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.58
HRK46.28
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.54
HRK587.52
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.69
HRK272.11
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.55
HRK622.75
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.61
HRK651.34
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Italy or Croatia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.