Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 17.1% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Croatia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$8.52
kn60.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$6.13
kn43.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$2.16
kn15.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$1.50
kn10.60
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Poland
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$1.13
kn7.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$4.86
kn34.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$4.14
kn29.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$2.69
kn19.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$3.85
kn27.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$0.62
kn4.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.69
kn4.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.72
kn5.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.87
kn6.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.39
kn2.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.39
kn2.74
|
|
pay 36.4% more for transportation
Poland
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$6.36
kn44.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$38.83
kn274.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$24,017.38
kn169,811.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$9.47
kn66.95
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
Poland
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$25.52
kn180.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$392.48
kn2,774.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$314.33
kn2,222.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$131.44
kn929.30
|
|
pay 7.2% less for childcare
Poland
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$141.70
kn1,001.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$5,525.70
kn39,068.72
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$2.50
kn17.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$1.75
kn12.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$4.85
kn34.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$38.92
kn275.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$5.67
kn40.08
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
Poland
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$70.94
kn501.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$34.29
kn242.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$78.37
kn554.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$81.35
kn575.16
|
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