Cost of living comparison
Romania is 9.6% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Romania instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
$6.92
RON32.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
$1.30
RON6.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
$1.20
RON5.58
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Croatia
|
Romania
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
$3.06
RON14.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
$4.98
RON23.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
$2.23
RON10.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
$0.43
RON2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
$0.59
RON2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
$0.58
RON2.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
$0.87
RON4.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Romania
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
$6.47
RON30.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
$18.36
RON85.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
$5.47
RON25.42
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Croatia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
$212.37
RON986.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
|
pay 55.9% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
|
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Romania
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
$1.58
RON7.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
$1.81
RON8.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
$35.37
RON164.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
$6.08
RON28.27
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Romania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
$77.90
RON362.02
|
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