Cost of living comparison
Spain is 29.2% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Spain instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn59.39
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn42.72
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn15.07
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.45
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn7.88
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn33.90
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn28.86
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn18.75
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn26.84
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.30
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.82
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn5.05
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.08
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.73
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.70
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn44.34
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn270.68
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn167,435.25
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn66.01
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 49.9% more for housing
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn177.89
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,736.14
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,191.32
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn916.29
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay 87.5% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn987.86
|
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn38,522.00
|
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
|
pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.44
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.18
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn33.83
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn271.34
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn39.52
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn494.55
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn239.02
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn546.37
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn567.11
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
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