Cost of living comparison

Moldova

compared to

Croatia

Croatia vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 52.8% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% more in Croatia
Groceries: pay 50.1% more in Croatia
Transportation: pay 38.7% more in Croatia
Housing: pay 65.2% more in Croatia
Childcare: pay 57.7% more in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.5% more in Croatia
Clothing: pay 26.4% more in Croatia

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

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Croatia vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.9% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.35 MDL167.98	$12.78 HRK85.67	+36.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.74 MDL157.06	$8.88 HRK59.55	+1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 MDL18.32	$3.02 HRK20.25	+196.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MDL12.05	$2.29 HRK15.38	+241.9%
Average			+45.9%

Moldova vs. Croatia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.1% more for groceries

	Moldova	Croatia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MDL9.13	$1.50 HRK10.06	+195.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 MDL69.59	$5.72 HRK38.35	+47.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 MDL79.21	$4.32 HRK28.93	-2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MDL41.48	$3.67 HRK24.62	+59.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MDL39.50	$4.16 HRK27.86	+89.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MDL8.11	$0.81 HRK5.45	+80.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 MDL16.65	$0.76 HRK5.07	-18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.67	$0.84 HRK5.62	-3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MDL18.65	$1.05 HRK7.03	+1.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.63	$0.63 HRK4.22	+101.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MDL4.22	$0.55 HRK3.71	+135.9%
Average			+50.1%

Moldova vs. Croatia - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.7% more for transportation

	Moldova	Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 MDL110.50	$6.81 HRK45.68	+10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 MDL306.73	$41.13 HRK275.75	+140.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,274.90 MDL580K	$26,600.70 HRK178K	-17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.30 MDL77.27	$15.68 HRK105.10	+264.5%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 65.2% more for housing

	Moldova	Croatia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.64 MDL191.11	$37.74 HRK253.00	+254.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.42 MDL7,445.70	$708.19 HRK4,747.81	+70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.91 MDL5,424.26	$523.55 HRK3,509.96	+73.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.34 MDL2,413.65	$138.15 HRK926.19	+2.8%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 57.7% more for childcare

	Moldova	Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.48 MDL3,943.33	$350.04 HRK2,346.71	+59.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,438.11 MDL97,703.64	$8,479.97 HRK56,850.77	+55.9%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 MDL26.88	$3.78 HRK25.35	+152.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 MDL31.77	$2.50 HRK16.78	+41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.38 MDL60.81	$5.65 HRK37.85	+66.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.66 MDL568.73	$52.93 HRK354.84	+67.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MDL115.91	$8.92 HRK59.83	+38.3%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 26.4% more for clothing

	Moldova	Croatia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.78 MDL948.25	$89.61 HRK600.76	+69.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.13 MDL685.02	$39.73 HRK266.39	+4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 MDL1,657.83	$94.06 HRK630.61	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.57 MDL1,196.02	$94.28 HRK632.08	+41.6%
Average			+26.4%

Moldova vs. Croatia - Cost of clothing

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