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Puerto Rico vs. Croatia Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 18.8% more expensive than Croatia overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.0% less in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 83.5% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 27.4% less in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 47.7% more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 39.9% more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 10.6% less in Puerto Rico

The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Croatia. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Puerto Rico. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico vs. Croatia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Croatia, you would:

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pay 18.0% less for restaurants

	Croatia	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.56 HRK88.07	$15.10	+11.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.49 HRK61.65	$10.01	+5.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.97 HRK19.31	$1.58	-46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 HRK15.03	$1.35	-41.8%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 83.5% more for groceries

	Croatia	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 HRK9.64	$3.18	+114.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.47 HRK35.50	$4.16	-23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 HRK29.93	$8.11	+76.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 HRK23.93	$5.34	+45.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07 HRK26.45	$3.76	-7.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 HRK4.90	$2.50	+231.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 HRK5.05	$1.06	+35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 HRK5.25	$1.54	+90.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 HRK6.68	$1.84	+78.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 HRK3.74	$1.65	+185.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 HRK3.50	$1.04	+92.6%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 27.4% less for transportation

	Croatia	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.63 HRK43.10	$3.65	-45.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.59 HRK283.15	$35.20	-19.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,854.20 HRK226,416.40	$34,700.00	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.84 HRK109.37	$9.22	-45.2%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 47.7% more for housing

	Croatia	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.48 HRK211.01	$62.46	+92.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$705.95 HRK4,585.92	$800.93	+13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$523.92 HRK3,403.45	$580.00	+10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.00 HRK902.95	$242.07	+74.2%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 39.9% more for childcare

	Croatia	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.67 HRK1,673.83	$453.00	+75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,373.81 HRK60,893.22	$9,760.00	+4.1%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Croatia	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.88 HRK25.20	$2.73	-29.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 HRK16.32	$3.38	+34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.66 HRK36.75	$11.21	+98.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.79 HRK349.42	$37.37	-30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.99 HRK58.40	$9.90	+10.1%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

	Croatia	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.18 HRK579.32	$42.97	-51.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 HRK272.74	$54.22	+29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.11 HRK643.84	$81.06	-18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.51 HRK633.45	$96.00	-1.6%
Average			-10.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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