Cost of living comparison

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Croatia vs. South Africa Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 59.9% more expensive than South Africa overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Croatia
Groceries: pay 28.8% more in Croatia
Transportation: pay 38.9% more in Croatia
Housing: pay 40.0% more in Croatia
Childcare: pay 92.5% more in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.1% more in Croatia
Clothing: pay 32.1% more in Croatia

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

Croatia vs. South Africa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Croatia instead of South Africa, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	South Africa	Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.33 ZAR159.73	$13.56 HRK88.07	+45.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 ZAR87.49	$9.49 HRK61.65	+85.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 ZAR17.65	$2.97 HRK19.31	+188.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 ZAR13.74	$2.31 HRK15.03	+188.1%
Average			+126.8%

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pay 28.8% more for groceries

	South Africa	Croatia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZAR17.16	$1.48 HRK9.64	+47.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 ZAR66.47	$5.47 HRK35.50	+40.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 ZAR74.79	$4.61 HRK29.93	+5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ZAR39.93	$3.68 HRK23.93	+57.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 ZAR36.52	$4.07 HRK26.45	+90.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR12.46	$0.75 HRK4.90	+3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR11.16	$0.78 HRK5.05	+19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.70	$0.81 HRK5.25	+18.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.14	$1.03 HRK6.68	+45.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZAR10.02	$0.58 HRK3.74	-1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.27	$0.54 HRK3.50	-10.1%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 38.9% more for transportation

	South Africa	Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 ZAR84.25	$6.63 HRK43.10	+34.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.18 ZAR961.29	$43.59 HRK283.15	-22.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	$34,854.20 HRK226,416.40	+62.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 ZAR159.79	$16.84 HRK109.37	+80.3%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 40.0% more for housing

	South Africa	Croatia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.36 ZAR673.48	$32.48 HRK211.01	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	$705.95 HRK4,585.92	+74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	$523.92 HRK3,403.45	+44.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	$139.00 HRK902.95	+57.7%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 92.5% more for childcare

	South Africa	Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	$257.67 HRK1,673.83	+48.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	$9,373.81 HRK60,893.22	+136.6%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports

	South Africa	Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 ZAR37.27	$3.88 HRK25.20	+78.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 ZAR35.06	$2.51 HRK16.32	+22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 ZAR50.72	$5.66 HRK36.75	+90.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.26 ZAR517.83	$53.79 HRK349.42	+77.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.85 ZAR117.19	$8.99 HRK58.40	+31.3%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 32.1% more for clothing

	South Africa	Croatia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.74 ZAR868.31	$89.18 HRK579.32	+75.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.75 ZAR560.46	$41.99 HRK272.74	+28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	$99.11 HRK643.84	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	$97.51 HRK633.45	+19.2%
Average			+32.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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