Cost of living comparison
United States is 2.3 times more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in United States instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 46.7% more for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn59.84
|
$18.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn43.05
|
$9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn15.19
|
$2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.53
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn7.94
|
$3.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn34.16
|
$5.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn29.08
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn18.90
|
$4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn27.04
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.33
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.85
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn5.09
|
$1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.13
|
$2.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.75
|
$1.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.72
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
|
Croatia
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn44.69
|
$3.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn272.76
|
$63.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn168,724.03
|
$25,096.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn66.52
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Croatia
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn179.26
|
$70.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,757.20
|
$1,528.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,208.19
|
$1,282.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn923.35
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn995.47
|
$1,137.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn38,818.51
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 92.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.57
|
$5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.28
|
$4.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn34.09
|
$8.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn273.43
|
$42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn39.83
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
|
Croatia
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn498.35
|
$45.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn240.86
|
$36.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn550.57
|
$79.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn571.48
|
$109.59
|
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