Cost of living comparison
Peru is 27.2% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.48
HRK72.17
|
$3.27
PEN12.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
HRK51.93
|
$5.37
PEN20.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
HRK17.68
|
$1.03
PEN3.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
HRK12.62
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
HRK8.87
|
$1.88
PEN7.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
HRK36.38
|
$3.14
PEN11.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
HRK30.27
|
$4.68
PEN17.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
HRK21.84
|
$2.49
PEN9.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
HRK30.44
|
$2.54
PEN9.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
HRK4.45
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.85
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
HRK5.28
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.12
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.28
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.58
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
HRK43.49
|
$5.37
PEN20.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.04
HRK296.52
|
$17.78
PEN66.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,849.65
HRK226,302.21
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,473.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.47
HRK79.00
|
$15.41
PEN57.87
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
|
Croatia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.24
HRK187.64
|
$29.39
PEN110.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.21
HRK3,301.27
|
$337.81
PEN1,268.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$389.58
HRK2,683.85
|
$246.39
PEN925.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.94
HRK908.94
|
$43.26
PEN162.42
|
|
pay 20.0% less for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$202.63
HRK1,395.93
|
$193.88
PEN727.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,698.19
HRK59,922.11
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,985.29
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.99
HRK20.59
|
$2.06
PEN7.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
HRK14.05
|
$2.73
PEN10.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.06
HRK34.85
|
$5.11
PEN19.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
HRK277.60
|
$32.12
PEN120.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.58
HRK45.33
|
$4.85
PEN18.21
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.54
HRK575.50
|
$45.11
PEN169.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.69
HRK266.54
|
$23.43
PEN87.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.55
HRK610.00
|
$70.13
PEN263.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.61
HRK638.01
|
$71.17
PEN267.21
|
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