Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 18.9% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.07
|
$8.52
kn60.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$6.13
kn43.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.16
kn15.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$1.50
kn10.61
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$1.13
kn8.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$4.86
kn34.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$4.14
kn29.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$2.69
kn19.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$3.85
kn27.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$0.62
kn4.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.69
kn4.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$0.72
kn5.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.87
kn6.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.39
kn2.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.39
kn2.75
|
|
pay 33.1% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$6.36
kn45.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.13
|
$38.83
kn274.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,575.56
|
$24,017.38
kn170,046.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.87
|
$9.47
kn67.04
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.39
|
$25.52
kn180.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.45
|
$392.48
kn2,778.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.35
|
$314.33
kn2,225.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.46
|
$131.44
kn930.59
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,065.06
|
$141.70
kn1,003.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,284.69
|
$5,525.70
kn39,122.87
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$2.50
kn17.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$1.75
kn12.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$4.85
kn34.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.11
|
$38.92
kn275.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR60.00
|
$5.67
kn40.14
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.72
|
$70.94
kn502.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.85
|
$34.29
kn242.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.24
|
$78.37
kn554.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.19
|
$81.35
kn575.96
|
|
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