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Republic of the Congo vs. Croatia Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 5.0% more expensive than Croatia overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.7% less in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 46.4% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 24.6% less in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 51.4% more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 8.9% less in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Republic of the Congo

The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Republic of the Congo are more expensive than in Croatia. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, clothing, and childcare are lower in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. Croatia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Croatia, you would:

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pay 22.7% less for restaurants

	Croatia	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.56 HRK87.72	$13.06 FCFA7,357	-3.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.49 HRK61.41	$9.37 FCFA5,276	-1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.97 HRK19.23	$1.38 FCFA775	-53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 HRK14.97	$1.57 FCFA883	-32.2%
Average			-22.7%

Croatia vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.4% more for groceries

	Croatia	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 HRK9.60	$2.52 FCFA1,420	+69.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.47 HRK35.37	$4.66 FCFA2,625	-14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 HRK29.82	$8.84 FCFA4,979	+91.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 HRK23.83	$3.07 FCFA1,727	-16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07 HRK26.34	$3.15 FCFA1,775	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 HRK4.88	$1.08 FCFA609	+43.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 HRK5.03	$1.07 FCFA601	+37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 HRK5.23	$1.85 FCFA1,040	+128.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 HRK6.65	$1.28 FCFA719	+24.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 HRK3.73	$1.09 FCFA613	+88.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 HRK3.49	$0.97 FCFA547	+80.2%
Average			+46.4%

Croatia vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

	Croatia	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.63 HRK42.93	$5.08 FCFA2,864	-23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.59 HRK282.04	$22.59 FCFA12,726	-48.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,854.20 HRK225,532.49	$32,895.05 FCFA18,531,205	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.84 HRK108.94	$13.24 FCFA7,459	-21.4%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 51.4% more for housing

	Croatia	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.48 HRK210.19	$65.34 FCFA36,807	+101.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$705.95 HRK4,568.01	$988.85 FCFA557,061	+40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$523.92 HRK3,390.16	$393.90 FCFA221,903	-24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.00 HRK899.42	$262.94 FCFA148,125	+89.2%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 8.9% less for childcare

	Croatia	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.67 HRK1,667.30	$303.92 FCFA171,209	+17.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,373.81 HRK60,655.50	$6,033.33 FCFA3,398,838	-35.6%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Croatia	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.88 HRK25.10	$3.10 FCFA1,747	-20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 HRK16.26	$4.75 FCFA2,676	+89.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.66 HRK36.60	$3.92 FCFA2,206	-30.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.79 HRK348.06	$63.17 FCFA35,587	+17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.99 HRK58.17	$10.42 FCFA5,870	+15.9%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Croatia	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.18 HRK577.06	$41.67 FCFA23,473	-53.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 HRK271.67	$40.42 FCFA22,768	-3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.11 HRK641.33	$91.11 FCFA51,327	-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.51 HRK630.97	$80.00 FCFA45,067	-18.0%
Average			-20.8%

Croatia vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of clothing

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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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