Cost of living comparison
Syria is 40.5% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Syria instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.63
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK42.89
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.13
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.49
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
Croatia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.91
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.04
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK28.98
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.83
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK26.95
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.84
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.72
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.53
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK271.81
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK168,131.28
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.28
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
Croatia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK178.63
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,747.51
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,200.43
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK920.10
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
Croatia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK991.97
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,682.14
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.51
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.23
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK33.97
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK272.47
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.69
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK496.60
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK240.02
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK548.64
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK569.47
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
|
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