Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 3.6 times more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Croatia
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
$26.06
CHF23.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
$16.57
CHF15.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
$4.36
CHF3.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Croatia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
$14.05
CHF12.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
$6.73
CHF6.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
$6.47
CHF5.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
$11.61
CHF10.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Croatia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
$7.86
CHF7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
$101.99
CHF92.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,336.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
$39.48
CHF36.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Croatia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
$58.09
CHF52.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,392.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,155.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
$182.90
CHF166.76
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
Croatia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,054.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,884.71
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
$6.80
CHF6.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
$5.05
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
$9.54
CHF8.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
$88.43
CHF80.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
$20.14
CHF18.37
|
|
pay 74.6% more for clothing
Croatia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
$111.16
CHF101.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
$56.12
CHF51.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
$131.83
CHF120.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
$170.76
CHF155.69
|
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