Cost of living comparison

Japan

compared to

Croatia

Croatia vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 15.5% more expensive than Japan overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.4% more in Croatia
Groceries: pay 24.1% less in Croatia
Transportation: pay 9.9% more in Croatia
Housing: pay 33.4% more in Croatia
Childcare: pay 20.6% less in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% more in Croatia
Clothing: pay 45.8% more in Croatia

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Croatia are more expensive than in Japan. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Croatia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Croatia.

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Croatia vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Croatia instead of Japan, you would:

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pay 99.4% more for restaurants

	Japan	Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.75 ¥1,066	$12.78 HRK85.67	+89.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ¥805	$8.88 HRK59.55	+74.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 ¥179	$3.02 HRK20.25	+166.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ¥120	$2.29 HRK15.38	+202.9%
Average			+99.4%

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pay 24.1% less for groceries

	Japan	Croatia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 ¥241	$1.50 HRK10.06	-1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.55 ¥877	$5.72 HRK38.35	+3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 ¥879	$4.32 HRK28.93	-22.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 ¥318	$3.67 HRK24.62	+82.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 ¥450	$4.16 HRK27.86	+45.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16 ¥342	$0.81 HRK5.45	-62.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 ¥171	$0.76 HRK5.07	-30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 ¥243	$0.84 HRK5.62	-45.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 ¥303	$1.05 HRK7.03	-45.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ¥174	$0.63 HRK4.22	-42.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 ¥170	$0.55 HRK3.71	-48.5%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 9.9% more for transportation

	Japan	Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.11 ¥649	$6.81 HRK45.68	+65.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.20 ¥9,986	$41.13 HRK275.75	-34.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,047.50 ¥3M	$26,600.70 HRK178K	+26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.65 ¥3,895	$15.68 HRK105.10	-36.4%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 33.4% more for housing

	Japan	Croatia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.54 ¥5,300	$37.74 HRK253.00	+12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$546.58 ¥86,367	$708.19 HRK4,747.81	+29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.78 ¥57,008	$523.55 HRK3,509.96	+45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.26 ¥17,897	$138.15 HRK926.19	+22.0%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 20.6% less for childcare

	Japan	Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$417.01 ¥65,893	$350.04 HRK2,346.71	-16.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,300.14 ¥2M	$8,479.97 HRK56,850.77	-25.0%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.57 ¥406	$3.78 HRK25.35	+47.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 ¥483	$2.50 HRK16.78	-18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 ¥605	$5.65 HRK37.85	+47.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.31 ¥8,424	$52.93 HRK354.84	-0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.73 ¥1,853	$8.92 HRK59.83	-23.9%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 45.8% more for clothing

	Japan	Croatia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.32 ¥7,320	$89.61 HRK600.76	+93.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.33 ¥4,950	$39.73 HRK266.39	+26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.45 ¥9,394	$94.06 HRK630.61	+58.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.04 ¥12,805	$94.28 HRK632.08	+16.3%
Average			+45.8%

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