Cost of living comparison
Spain is 12.3% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Spain instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.48
HRK72.17
|
$13.31
€12.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
HRK51.93
|
$8.95
€8.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
HRK17.68
|
$2.06
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
HRK12.62
|
$1.53
€1.39
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
HRK8.87
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
HRK36.38
|
$6.20
€5.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
HRK30.27
|
$4.19
€3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
HRK21.84
|
$2.53
€2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
HRK30.44
|
$3.26
€2.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
HRK4.45
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.85
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
HRK5.28
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.12
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.28
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.58
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
HRK43.49
|
$6.53
€5.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.04
HRK296.52
|
$35.45
€32.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,849.65
HRK226,302.21
|
$33,659.33
€30,758.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.47
HRK79.00
|
$14.39
€13.15
|
|
pay 37.1% more for housing
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.24
HRK187.64
|
$33.81
€30.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.21
HRK3,301.27
|
$828.43
€757.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$389.58
HRK2,683.85
|
$665.31
€607.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.94
HRK908.94
|
$106.67
€97.47
|
|
pay 36.6% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$202.63
HRK1,395.93
|
$381.14
€348.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,698.19
HRK59,922.11
|
$7,410.38
€6,771.73
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.99
HRK20.59
|
$2.76
€2.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
HRK14.05
|
$1.92
€1.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.06
HRK34.85
|
$5.57
€5.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
HRK277.60
|
$43.03
€39.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.58
HRK45.33
|
$8.46
€7.73
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.54
HRK575.50
|
$73.08
€66.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.69
HRK266.54
|
$31.46
€28.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.55
HRK610.00
|
$75.09
€68.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.61
HRK638.01
|
$91.97
€84.04
|
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