Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 29.9% cheaper than North Carolina.
If you lived in Croatia instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
North Carolina
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.15
|
$8.52
kn60.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
|
$6.13
kn43.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$2.16
kn15.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$1.50
kn10.56
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
North Carolina
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
|
$1.13
kn7.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
|
$4.86
kn34.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$4.14
kn29.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
|
$2.69
kn18.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.35
|
$3.85
kn27.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$0.62
kn4.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.69
kn4.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.72
kn5.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$0.87
kn6.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.39
kn2.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.39
kn2.73
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
North Carolina
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$6.36
kn44.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
|
$38.83
kn273.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,513.75
|
$24,017.38
kn169,229.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
|
$9.47
kn66.72
|
|
pay 51.3% less for housing
North Carolina
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$25.52
kn179.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,481.44
|
$392.48
kn2,765.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,208.87
|
$314.33
kn2,214.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.18
|
$131.44
kn926.11
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
North Carolina
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.46
|
$141.70
kn998.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,256.56
|
$5,525.70
kn38,934.88
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
North Carolina
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
|
$2.50
kn17.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$1.75
kn12.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.59
|
$4.85
kn34.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.90
|
$38.92
kn274.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.82
|
$5.67
kn39.95
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
North Carolina
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.84
|
$70.94
kn499.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.91
|
$34.29
kn241.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.67
|
$78.37
kn552.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.53
|
$81.35
kn573.19
|
|
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