Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 1.3% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 43.8% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Croatia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.81
|
$10.48
HRK73.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
$7.54
HRK53.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$2.57
HRK18.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.83
HRK12.89
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Greece
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.29
HRK9.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.09
|
$5.28
HRK37.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.65
|
$4.39
HRK30.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.81
|
$3.17
HRK22.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$4.42
HRK31.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.65
HRK4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.70
HRK4.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.77
HRK5.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.03
HRK7.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.48
|
$0.48
HRK3.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.52
HRK3.65
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
Greece
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.28
|
$6.31
HRK44.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.46
|
$43.04
HRK302.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,924.89
|
$32,849.65
HRK231,030.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.66
|
$11.47
HRK80.65
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
Greece
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
$27.24
HRK191.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€493.58
|
$479.21
HRK3,370.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€379.08
|
$389.58
HRK2,739.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€166.36
|
$131.94
HRK927.93
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
Greece
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€327.19
|
$202.63
HRK1,425.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,211.00
|
$8,698.19
HRK61,174.22
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.94
|
$2.99
HRK21.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$2.04
HRK14.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
$5.06
HRK35.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.40
|
$40.30
HRK283.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.33
|
$6.58
HRK46.28
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
Greece
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€78.17
|
$83.54
HRK587.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.36
|
$38.69
HRK272.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.95
|
$88.55
HRK622.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.85
|
$92.61
HRK651.34
|
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