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Silver Spring vs. Dubrovnik Cost of Living Summary

Silver Spring is 3.5 times more expensive than Dubrovnik.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% less in Silver Spring
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Silver Spring
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Silver Spring
Housing: pay 52.3% more in Silver Spring
Childcare: pay 15.6 times more in Silver Spring
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.7% more in Silver Spring
Clothing: pay 17.1% more in Silver Spring

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Silver Spring are more expensive than in Dubrovnik. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Silver Spring.

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Silver Spring vs. Dubrovnik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Silver Spring instead of Dubrovnik, you would:

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pay 23.6% less for restaurants

	Dubrovnik	Silver Spring
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.44 HRK134.64	$20.00	-2.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 HRK92.32	$13.00	-7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.70 HRK30.94	$2.91	-38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.69 HRK30.91	$2.50	-46.8%
Average			-23.6%

Dubrovnik vs. Silver Spring - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Dubrovnik	Silver Spring
Bread 1 loaf	$1.28 HRK8.46	$3.78	+194.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 HRK34.62	$9.18	+74.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.20 HRK27.67	$3.58	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 HRK28.62	$5.99	+37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 HRK29.66	$6.49	+44.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 HRK5.06	$3.45	+349.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.71	$0.79	+10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 HRK5.23	$3.67	+361.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 HRK6.63	$3.67	+264.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 HRK2.79	$1.50	+253.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 HRK2.88	$1.83	+319.5%
Average			+172.3%

Dubrovnik vs. Silver Spring - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	Dubrovnik	Silver Spring
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.66 HRK43.89	$3.16	-52.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.23 HRK376.99	$176.00	+207.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,460.23 HRK253K	$34,231.99	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.72 HRK96.94	$14.58	-0.9%
Average			+35.8%

Dubrovnik vs. Silver Spring - Cost of transportation

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pay 52.3% more for housing

	Dubrovnik	Silver Spring
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.45 HRK180.80	$65.00	+136.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,206.92 HRK7,950.21	$1,945.00	+61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$856.53 HRK5,642.08	$1,150.00	+34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.99 HRK948.50	$110.88	-23.0%
Average			+52.3%

Dubrovnik vs. Silver Spring - Cost of housing

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pay 15.6 times more for childcare

	Dubrovnik	Silver Spring
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$93.44 HRK615.50	$2,233.33	+2290.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,175.93 HRK53,856.23	$60,000.00	+633.9%
Average			+1462.0%

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pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Dubrovnik	Silver Spring
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 HRK53.86	$6.00	-26.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.30 HRK28.32	$5.29	+23.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 HRK36.58	$10.00	+80.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.03 HRK474.45	$33.33	-53.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.47 HRK55.78	$17.00	+100.8%
Average			+24.7%

Dubrovnik vs. Silver Spring - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

	Dubrovnik	Silver Spring
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.92 HRK500.09	$46.75	-38.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.20 HRK192.34	$36.33	+24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.08 HRK461.62	$95.00	+35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.76 HRK538.56	$120.00	+46.8%
Average			+17.1%

Dubrovnik vs. Silver Spring - Cost of clothing

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