Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 34.6% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Croatia instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 86.3% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR143.66
|
$8.52
HRK59.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR72.80
|
$6.13
HRK42.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.13
|
$2.16
HRK15.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.08
|
$1.50
HRK10.48
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.19
|
$1.13
HRK7.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.42
|
$4.86
HRK34.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR65.14
|
$4.14
HRK28.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR31.81
|
$2.69
HRK18.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.29
|
$3.85
HRK26.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.34
|
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.56
|
$0.69
HRK4.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.98
|
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.86
|
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.65
|
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
$0.39
HRK2.71
|
|
pay 22.8% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.27
|
$6.36
HRK44.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR754.66
|
$38.83
HRK271.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR334,213.72
|
$24,017.38
HRK168,006.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR139.78
|
$9.47
HRK66.23
|
|
pay 7.8% more for housing
South Africa
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR891.71
|
$25.52
HRK178.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,327.82
|
$392.48
HRK2,745.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,896.73
|
$314.33
HRK2,198.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,487.21
|
$131.44
HRK919.42
|
|
pay 34.6% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,916.67
|
$141.70
HRK991.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,204.16
|
$5,525.70
HRK38,653.40
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.46
|
$2.50
HRK17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR31.06
|
$1.75
HRK12.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.57
|
$4.85
HRK33.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR570.34
|
$38.92
HRK272.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR100.15
|
$5.67
HRK39.66
|
|
pay 25.5% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR801.35
|
$70.94
HRK496.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR500.19
|
$34.29
HRK239.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,497.72
|
$78.37
HRK548.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,332.46
|
$81.35
HRK569.05
|
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