Croatia vs. Qatar Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 2.1% cheaper than Qatar overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.0 times more in Croatia
Groceries
pay 16.2% more in Croatia
Transportation
pay 68.4% more in Croatia
Housing
pay 33.5% less in Croatia
Childcare
pay 32.1% less in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 46.9% less in Croatia
Clothing
pay 20.9% more in Croatia

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Croatia are more expensive than in Qatar. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Croatia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Croatia.

Croatia vs. Qatar Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
Qatar
Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.49
QAR23.79
$12.78
HRK86.42
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.14
QAR26.13
$8.88
HRK60.07
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
QAR3.08
$3.02
HRK20.43

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

 
Qatar
Croatia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.38
QAR5.06
$1.50
HRK10.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.99
QAR14.63
$5.72
HRK38.69
Milk (1 gallon) $7.97
QAR29.21
$4.32
HRK29.18

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pay 68.4% more for transportation

 
Qatar
Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.14
QAR7.82
$6.81
HRK46.08
Monthly public transit pass $23.33
QAR85.44
$41.13
HRK278.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,978.05
QAR102K
$26,600.70
HRK180K

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pay 33.5% less for housing

 
Qatar
Croatia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$86.45
QAR316.63
$37.74
HRK255.22
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,433.67
QAR5,251.26
$708.19
HRK4,789.54
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $856.18
QAR3,135.99
$523.55
HRK3,540.81

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pay 32.1% less for childcare

 
Qatar
Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $670.94
QAR2,457.53
$350.04
HRK2,367.34
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,605.02
QAR35,181.22
$8,479.97
HRK57,350.42

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pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Qatar
Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $11.34
QAR41.55
$3.78
HRK25.57
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.19
QAR19.02
$2.50
HRK16.92
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.67
QAR20.77
$5.65
HRK38.18

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pay 20.9% more for clothing

 
Qatar
Croatia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.75
QAR163.90
$89.61
HRK606.04
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.52
QAR155.75
$39.73
HRK268.73
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.38
QAR360.34
$94.06
HRK636.16

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