Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Croatia

Croatia vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 71.6% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.1% more in Croatia
Groceries: pay 44.8% more in Croatia
Transportation: pay 21.8% more in Croatia
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Croatia
Childcare: pay 58.8% more in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.6% more in Croatia
Clothing: pay 13.9% more in Croatia

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

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Croatia vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.1% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.53 MKD358.14	$12.78 HRK85.67	+95.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 MKD306.88	$8.88 HRK59.55	+58.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MKD88.84	$3.02 HRK20.25	+86.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MKD63.63	$2.29 HRK15.38	+97.7%
Average			+81.1%

Macedonia vs. Croatia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.8% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Croatia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MKD38.75	$1.50 HRK10.06	+112.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67 MKD201.39	$5.72 HRK38.35	+55.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 MKD256.29	$4.32 HRK28.93	-7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 MKD123.77	$3.67 HRK24.62	+62.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.91 MKD159.35	$4.16 HRK27.86	+43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD27.49	$0.81 HRK5.45	+62.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MKD34.55	$0.76 HRK5.07	+20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD31.16	$0.84 HRK5.62	+47.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.84	$1.05 HRK7.03	+31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD21.80	$0.63 HRK4.22	+58.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.03	$0.55 HRK3.71	+37.8%
Average			+44.8%

Macedonia vs. Croatia - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MKD306.85	$6.81 HRK45.68	+21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	$41.13 HRK275.75	+46.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,276.49 MKD2M	$26,600.70 HRK178K	-20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 MKD317.47	$15.68 HRK105.10	+170.8%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Macedonia	Croatia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 MKD980.35	$37.74 HRK253.00	+111.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	$708.19 HRK4,747.81	+167.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	$523.55 HRK3,509.96	+163.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	$138.15 HRK926.19	+38.4%
Average			+138.3%

Macedonia vs. Croatia - Cost of housing

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pay 58.8% more for childcare

	Macedonia	Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.04 MKD15,740.45	$350.04 HRK2,346.71	+21.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,102.29 MKD225K	$8,479.97 HRK56,850.77	+106.7%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MKD112.36	$3.78 HRK25.35	+84.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 MKD92.77	$2.50 HRK16.78	+47.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.13 MKD171.51	$5.65 HRK37.85	+80.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	$52.93 HRK354.84	+80.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.90 MKD323.66	$8.92 HRK59.83	+51.2%
Average			+66.6%

Macedonia vs. Croatia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.9% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Croatia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	$89.61 HRK600.76	+46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	$39.73 HRK266.39	+13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	$94.06 HRK630.61	+6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	$94.28 HRK632.08	-4.5%
Average			+13.9%

Macedonia vs. Croatia - Cost of clothing

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