Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Croatia

Croatia vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 62.2% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% more in Croatia
Groceries: pay 35.1% more in Croatia
Transportation: pay 87.1% more in Croatia
Housing: pay 91.4% more in Croatia
Childcare: pay 46.4% more in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.1% more in Croatia
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in Croatia

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and groceries in Croatia are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Croatia.

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Croatia vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.9% more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.68 KZT4,389.03	$12.78 HRK85.67	+31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.39 KZT3,348.99	$8.88 HRK59.55	+20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 KZT470.10	$3.02 HRK20.25	+191.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 KZT269.78	$2.29 HRK15.38	+285.3%
Average			+53.9%

Kazakhstan vs. Croatia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.1% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Croatia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 KZT229.62	$1.50 HRK10.06	+196.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.96 KZT2,700.91	$5.72 HRK38.35	-4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.97 KZT2,253.00	$4.32 HRK28.93	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 KZT811.68	$3.67 HRK24.62	+105.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 KZT1,149.26	$4.16 HRK27.86	+63.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 KZT315.45	$0.81 HRK5.45	+16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 KZT454.67	$0.76 HRK5.07	-24.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 KZT491.24	$0.84 HRK5.62	-22.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 KZT427.67	$1.05 HRK7.03	+11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 KZT147.79	$0.63 HRK4.22	+93.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 KZT111.62	$0.55 HRK3.71	+124.8%
Average			+35.1%

Kazakhstan vs. Croatia - Cost of groceries

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pay 87.1% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.47 KZT1,117.51	$6.81 HRK45.68	+176.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.60 KZT8,431.61	$41.13 HRK275.75	+121.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,931.66 KZT12M	$26,600.70 HRK178K	+2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.19 KZT3,713.88	$15.68 HRK105.10	+91.3%
Average			+87.1%

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pay 91.4% more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Croatia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 KZT7,675.35	$37.74 HRK253.00	+122.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.64 KZT191K	$708.19 HRK4,747.81	+68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.59 KZT129K	$523.55 HRK3,509.96	+84.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.72 KZT22,078.60	$138.15 HRK926.19	+183.6%
Average			+91.4%

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pay 46.4% more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.89 KZT97,838.43	$350.04 HRK2,346.71	+62.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,415.72 KZT3M	$8,479.97 HRK56,850.77	+32.2%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 KZT673.87	$3.78 HRK25.35	+154.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 KZT1,023.60	$2.50 HRK16.78	+10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.42 KZT1,094.93	$5.65 HRK37.85	+133.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.98 KZT19,023.48	$52.93 HRK354.84	+26.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.11 KZT2,316.88	$8.92 HRK59.83	+74.6%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Croatia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.44 KZT28,752.44	$89.61 HRK600.76	+41.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.56 KZT22,459.86	$39.73 HRK266.39	-19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.05 KZT46,702.58	$94.06 HRK630.61	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.54 KZT41,031.57	$94.28 HRK632.08	+4.1%
Average			+1.9%

Kazakhstan vs. Croatia - Cost of clothing

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