Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 37.5% cheaper than New Jersey.
If you lived in Croatia instead of New Jersey, you would:
pay 27.0% less for restaurants
New Jersey
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.09
|
$8.52
HRK59.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
|
$6.13
HRK42.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$2.16
HRK15.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.50
HRK10.49
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
New Jersey
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
|
$1.13
HRK7.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
|
$4.86
HRK34.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
|
$4.14
HRK28.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
|
$2.69
HRK18.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
|
$3.85
HRK26.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.69
HRK4.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.39
HRK2.72
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
New Jersey
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.77
|
$6.36
HRK44.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.25
|
$38.83
HRK271.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,515.33
|
$24,017.38
HRK168,131.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
|
$9.47
HRK66.28
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
New Jersey
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.73
|
$25.52
HRK178.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,948.09
|
$392.48
HRK2,747.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,569.25
|
$314.33
HRK2,200.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.96
|
$131.44
HRK920.10
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
New Jersey
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,526.32
|
$141.70
HRK991.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,377.37
|
$5,525.70
HRK38,682.14
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
New Jersey
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.74
|
$2.50
HRK17.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
|
$1.75
HRK12.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.91
|
$4.85
HRK33.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.01
|
$38.92
HRK272.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$5.67
HRK39.69
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
New Jersey
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.90
|
$70.94
HRK496.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.40
|
$34.29
HRK240.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.98
|
$78.37
HRK548.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.77
|
$81.35
HRK569.47
|
|
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