Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Croatia

Croatia vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 4.5% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.3% more in Croatia
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Croatia
Transportation: pay 18.0% less in Croatia
Housing: pay 17.1% more in Croatia
Childcare: pay 21.3% less in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% less in Croatia
Clothing: pay 13.2% less in Croatia

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

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Croatia vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.3% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$12.78 HRK85.67	+50.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$8.88 HRK59.55	-6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$3.02 HRK20.25	+57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$2.29 HRK15.38	+163.0%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Croatia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$1.50 HRK10.06	+77.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$5.72 HRK38.35	+3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$4.32 HRK28.93	-29.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$3.67 HRK24.62	+54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$4.16 HRK27.86	+7.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$0.81 HRK5.45	-41.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.76 HRK5.07	-0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$0.84 HRK5.62	+12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$1.05 HRK7.03	+131.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$0.63 HRK4.22	+51.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.55 HRK3.71	-22.3%
Average			+12.8%

Lebanon vs. Croatia - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.0% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$6.81 HRK45.68	+68.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$41.13 HRK275.75	-46.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$26,600.70 HRK178K	-50.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$15.68 HRK105.10	-12.9%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 17.1% more for housing

	Lebanon	Croatia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$37.74 HRK253.00	+24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$708.19 HRK4,747.81	+5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$523.55 HRK3,509.96	+50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$138.15 HRK926.19	-22.2%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 21.3% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$350.04 HRK2,346.71	-48.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$8,479.97 HRK56,850.77	+20.8%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$3.78 HRK25.35	-24.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$2.50 HRK16.78	-41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$5.65 HRK37.85	+88.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$52.93 HRK354.84	-15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$8.92 HRK59.83	-10.8%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 13.2% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Croatia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$89.61 HRK600.76	+32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$39.73 HRK266.39	-19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$94.06 HRK630.61	-32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$94.28 HRK632.08	-21.4%
Average			-13.2%

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