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South Korea vs. Croatia Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 7.8% more expensive than Croatia overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.9% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 25.0% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 25.7% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 53.8% more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in South Korea

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

South Korea vs. Croatia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Croatia, you would:

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pay 51.9% less for restaurants

	Croatia	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.56 HRK87.93	$6.72 ₩9,984	-50.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.49 HRK61.55	$5.50 ₩8,165	-42.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.97 HRK19.27	$1.47 ₩2,177	-50.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 HRK15.01	$0.82 ₩1,225	-64.4%
Average			-51.9%

Croatia vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Croatia	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 HRK9.62	$2.87 ₩4,268	+93.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.47 HRK35.45	$5.63 ₩8,355	+2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 HRK29.89	$7.67 ₩11,400	+66.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 HRK23.89	$2.84 ₩4,213	-23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07 HRK26.41	$3.34 ₩4,955	-18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 HRK4.90	$3.24 ₩4,806	+328.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 HRK5.04	$1.39 ₩2,061	+78.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 HRK5.24	$2.80 ₩4,153	+246.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 HRK6.67	$2.40 ₩3,570	+133.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 HRK3.73	$1.78 ₩2,647	+209.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 HRK3.50	$1.20 ₩1,788	+123.3%
Average			+112.9%

Croatia vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.0% less for transportation

	Croatia	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.63 HRK43.03	$4.40 ₩6,536	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.59 HRK282.70	$47.17 ₩70,066	+8.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,854.20 HRK226K	$26,440.41 ₩39M	-24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.84 HRK109.19	$8.33 ₩12,375	-50.5%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 25.7% less for housing

	Croatia	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.48 HRK210.68	$21.68 ₩32,207	-33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$705.95 HRK4,578.67	$473.91 ₩704K	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$523.92 HRK3,398.07	$357.19 ₩531K	-31.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.00 HRK901.52	$132.53 ₩197K	-4.7%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 53.8% more for childcare

	Croatia	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.67 HRK1,671.19	$378.52 ₩562K	+46.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,373.81 HRK60,797.04	$15,055.40 ₩22M	+60.6%
Average			+53.8%

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pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Croatia	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.88 HRK25.16	$3.12 ₩4,631	-19.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 HRK16.29	$3.57 ₩5,299	+42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.66 HRK36.69	$3.18 ₩4,729	-43.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.79 HRK348.87	$49.86 ₩74,056	-7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.99 HRK58.30	$10.12 ₩15,028	+12.6%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Croatia	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.18 HRK578.41	$66.46 ₩98,712	-25.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 HRK272.31	$50.68 ₩75,279	+20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.11 HRK642.83	$72.74 ₩108K	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.51 HRK632.44	$103.23 ₩153K	+5.9%
Average			-6.4%

Croatia vs. South Korea - 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: March 2026

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