Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 98.6% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
|
pay 66.7% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
|
pay 79.1% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
Iraq
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
|
pay 87.7% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
|
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