Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 27.3% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Croatia instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 94.1% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
$8.52
kn59.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
$6.13
kn42.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
$2.16
kn15.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
$1.50
kn10.45
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
$1.13
kn7.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
$4.86
kn33.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
$4.14
kn28.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
$2.69
kn18.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
$3.85
kn26.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
$0.62
kn4.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
$0.69
kn4.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
$0.72
kn5.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$0.87
kn6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
$0.39
kn2.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
$0.39
kn2.70
|
|
pay 27.0% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
$6.36
kn44.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
$38.83
kn270.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
$24,017.38
kn167,435.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
$9.47
kn66.01
|
|
pay 15.0% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
$25.52
kn177.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
$392.48
kn2,736.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
$314.33
kn2,191.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
$131.44
kn916.29
|
|
pay 46.8% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
$141.70
kn987.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
$5,525.70
kn38,522.00
|
|
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
$2.50
kn17.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
$1.75
kn12.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
$4.85
kn33.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
$38.92
kn271.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
$5.67
kn39.52
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
$70.94
kn494.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
$34.29
kn239.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
$78.37
kn546.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
$81.35
kn567.11
|
|
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