Cost of living comparison
Poland is 7.5% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn60.31
|
$6.88
zł27.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn43.38
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn15.31
|
$1.30
zł5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.61
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
Croatia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn8.00
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn34.43
|
$3.34
zł13.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn29.31
|
$2.82
zł11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn19.05
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn27.25
|
$2.20
zł8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.37
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.89
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn5.13
|
$0.63
zł2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.18
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.77
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.75
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn45.04
|
$5.68
zł22.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn274.90
|
$23.91
zł96.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn170,046.90
|
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn67.04
|
$6.31
zł25.45
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
Croatia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn180.67
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,778.82
|
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,225.50
|
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn930.59
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
|
pay 21.1% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn1,003.27
|
$228.50
zł920.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn39,122.87
|
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.71
|
$2.34
zł9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.37
|
$2.45
zł9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn34.35
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn275.57
|
$27.45
zł110.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn40.14
|
$5.63
zł22.68
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn502.26
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn242.75
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn554.89
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn575.96
|
$75.24
zł303.20
|
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