Cost of living comparison
compared to
Russia vs. Croatia Cost of Living Summary
Russia is 28.3% cheaper than Croatia overall.
Russia vs. Croatia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Russia instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 34.3% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.78
HRK85.67
|
$10.83
RUB894.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.88
HRK59.55
|
$6.39
RUB528.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
HRK20.25
|
$1.16
RUB95.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
HRK15.38
|
$0.60
RUB49.27
|
|
Croatia vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants
pay 24.0% less for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
HRK10.06
|
$0.77
RUB63.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
HRK38.35
|
$5.51
RUB455.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
HRK28.93
|
$4.39
RUB362.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
HRK24.62
|
$1.57
RUB129.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.16
HRK27.86
|
$2.44
RUB201.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.45
|
$0.84
RUB69.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.07
|
$0.80
RUB66.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HRK5.62
|
$0.81
RUB67.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
HRK7.03
|
$1.33
RUB109.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
HRK4.22
|
$0.35
RUB29.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HRK3.71
|
$0.28
RUB23.52
|
|
Croatia vs. Russia - Cost of groceries
pay 36.9% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
HRK45.68
|
$3.08
RUB254.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
HRK275.75
|
$24.17
RUB1,997.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.70
HRK178K
|
$32,081.81
RUB3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.68
HRK105.10
|
$5.45
RUB450.28
|
|
Croatia vs. Russia - Cost of transportation
pay 36.6% less for housing
|
Croatia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.74
HRK253.00
|
$8.47
RUB700.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$708.19
HRK4,747.81
|
$496.53
RUB41,028.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$523.55
HRK3,509.96
|
$335.29
RUB27,705.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.15
HRK926.19
|
$92.30
RUB7,626.55
|
|
Croatia vs. Russia - Cost of housing
pay 16.2% more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.04
HRK2,346.71
|
$402.75
RUB33,279.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,479.97
HRK56,850.77
|
$9,958.40
RUB823K
|
|
Croatia vs. Russia - Cost of childcare
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.78
HRK25.35
|
$2.06
RUB170.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
HRK16.78
|
$2.73
RUB225.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.65
HRK37.85
|
$2.85
RUB235.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.93
HRK354.84
|
$37.43
RUB3,092.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.92
HRK59.83
|
$6.26
RUB517.18
|
|
Croatia vs. Russia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 19.7% more for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.61
HRK600.76
|
$83.60
RUB6,907.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.73
HRK266.39
|
$55.20
RUB4,561.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.06
HRK630.61
|
$125.97
RUB10,408.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.28
HRK632.08
|
$111.42
RUB9,206.92
|
|
Croatia vs. Russia - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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