Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.1 times more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 24.6% more for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn59.94
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn43.12
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn15.21
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.55
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn7.95
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn34.21
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn29.13
|
$4.68
£3.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn18.93
|
$2.58
£2.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn27.09
|
$3.16
£2.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.34
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.86
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn5.10
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.14
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.76
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.73
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 57.3% more for transportation
|
Croatia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn44.76
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn273.20
|
$91.63
£73.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn168,996.62
|
$25,486.21
£20,470.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn66.62
|
$16.30
£13.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Croatia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn179.55
|
$37.72
£30.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,761.66
|
$1,053.04
£845.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,211.75
|
$836.18
£671.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn924.84
|
$183.29
£147.22
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn997.08
|
$1,186.33
£952.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn38,881.23
|
$16,551.73
£13,294.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.60
|
$4.95
£3.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.30
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn34.14
|
$14.82
£11.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn273.87
|
$41.78
£33.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn39.89
|
$11.97
£9.62
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
|
Croatia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn499.16
|
$73.74
£59.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn241.25
|
$38.00
£30.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn551.46
|
$79.51
£63.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn572.40
|
$80.83
£64.92
|
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