Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 30.5% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,507
|
$8.52
kn60.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
$6.13
kn43.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$2.16
kn15.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$1.50
kn10.56
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$1.13
kn7.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$4.86
kn34.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr749
|
$4.14
kn29.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$2.69
kn18.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$3.85
kn27.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$0.62
kn4.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$0.69
kn4.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$0.72
kn5.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$0.87
kn6.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$0.39
kn2.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.39
kn2.73
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$6.36
kn44.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,879
|
$38.83
kn273.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
$24,017.38
kn169,229.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,369
|
$9.47
kn66.72
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Iceland
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
$25.52
kn179.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
$392.48
kn2,765.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
$314.33
kn2,214.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
$131.44
kn926.11
|
|
pay 27.8% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,453
|
$141.70
kn998.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
$5,525.70
kn38,934.88
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$2.50
kn17.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$1.75
kn12.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
$4.85
kn34.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,998
|
$38.92
kn274.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$5.67
kn39.95
|
|
pay 43.4% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
$70.94
kn499.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
$34.29
kn241.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
$78.37
kn552.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,626
|
$81.35
kn573.19
|
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