Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

compared to

Croatia

Croatia vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 54.1% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 92.6% more in Croatia
Groceries: pay 23.9% more in Croatia
Transportation: pay 35.0% more in Croatia
Housing: pay 75.8% more in Croatia
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.3% more in Croatia
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Croatia

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

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Croatia vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.6% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 PYG37,579	$12.78 HRK85.67	+94.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.51 PYG37,252	$8.88 HRK59.55	+36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 PYG5,827	$3.02 HRK20.25	+196.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$2.29 HRK15.38	+301.5%
Average			+92.6%

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pay 23.9% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Croatia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 PYG8,043	$1.50 HRK10.06	+6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 PYG26,538	$5.72 HRK38.35	+23.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 PYG25,803	$4.32 HRK28.93	-4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 PYG12,676	$3.67 HRK24.62	+65.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 PYG11,173	$4.16 HRK27.86	+112.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 PYG6,939	$0.81 HRK5.45	-32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 PYG3,218	$0.76 HRK5.07	+34.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 PYG2,880	$0.84 HRK5.62	+66.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 PYG5,262	$1.05 HRK7.03	+13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,100	$0.63 HRK4.22	+16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG2,653	$0.55 HRK3.71	+19.4%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 35.0% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.65 PYG26,593	$6.81 HRK45.68	+46.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$41.13 HRK275.75	+9.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$26,600.70 HRK178K	+55.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$15.68 HRK105.10	+13.5%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 75.8% more for housing

	Paraguay	Croatia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.97 PYG120K	$37.74 HRK253.00	+79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.98 PYG3M	$708.19 HRK4,747.81	+46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.10 PYG2M	$523.55 HRK3,509.96	+52.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.29 PYG190K	$138.15 HRK926.19	+315.0%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Paraguay	Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.54 PYG781K	$350.04 HRK2,346.71	+156.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,480.72 PYG26M	$8,479.97 HRK56,850.77	+89.3%
Average			+120.3%

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pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 PYG8,333	$3.78 HRK25.35	+159.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 PYG17,137	$2.50 HRK16.78	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 PYG9,313	$5.65 HRK37.85	+246.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.98 PYG189K	$52.93 HRK354.84	+60.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.71 PYG44,114	$8.92 HRK59.83	+15.7%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Paraguay	Croatia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$89.61 HRK600.76	+41.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.55 PYG278K	$39.73 HRK266.39	-18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.99 PYG589K	$94.06 HRK630.61	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.32 PYG374K	$94.28 HRK632.08	+44.3%
Average			+11.1%

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