Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 33.9% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Croatia instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.07
|
$8.52
HRK59.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.70
|
$6.13
HRK42.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
$2.16
HRK15.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
$1.50
HRK10.49
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$2.99
|
$1.13
HRK7.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.10
|
$4.86
HRK34.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.40
|
$4.14
HRK28.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
$2.69
HRK18.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.24
|
$3.85
HRK26.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$0.69
HRK4.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
$0.39
HRK2.72
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.07
|
$6.36
HRK44.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$117.66
|
$38.83
HRK271.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,115.24
|
$24,017.38
HRK168,131.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.18
|
$9.47
HRK66.28
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$88.05
|
$25.52
HRK178.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,432.07
|
$392.48
HRK2,747.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,200.73
|
$314.33
HRK2,200.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$164.46
|
$131.44
HRK920.10
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,045.40
|
$141.70
HRK991.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,642.43
|
$5,525.70
HRK38,682.14
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.78
|
$2.50
HRK17.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.33
|
$1.75
HRK12.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$38.73
|
$4.85
HRK33.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$67.34
|
$38.92
HRK272.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.62
|
$5.67
HRK39.69
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$109.41
|
$70.94
HRK496.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.11
|
$34.29
HRK240.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$163.14
|
$78.37
HRK548.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$185.83
|
$81.35
HRK569.47
|
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