Cost of living comparison

South Korea

compared to

Croatia

Croatia vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 2.6% cheaper than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.8% more in Croatia
Groceries: pay 50.3% less in Croatia
Transportation: pay 12.7% more in Croatia
Housing: pay 24.4% more in Croatia
Childcare: pay 48.1% less in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Croatia
Clothing: pay 2.2% more in Croatia

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing in Croatia are more expensive than in South Korea. Expenses including groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Croatia.

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Croatia vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.8% more for restaurants

	South Korea	Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.06 ₩9,422	$12.78 HRK85.67	+81.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 ₩8,230	$8.88 HRK59.55	+44.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 ₩2,039	$3.02 HRK20.25	+97.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 ₩1,181	$2.29 HRK15.38	+159.2%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 50.3% less for groceries

	South Korea	Croatia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.04 ₩4,055	$1.50 HRK10.06	-50.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.12 ₩8,174	$5.72 HRK38.35	-6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.23 ₩10,982	$4.32 HRK28.93	-47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 ₩3,923	$3.67 HRK24.62	+24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.11 ₩5,484	$4.16 HRK27.86	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.00 ₩5,342	$0.81 HRK5.45	-79.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.55 ₩2,069	$0.76 HRK5.07	-51.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.00 ₩4,000	$0.84 HRK5.62	-72.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 ₩3,513	$1.05 HRK7.03	-60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.03 ₩2,715	$0.63 HRK4.22	-69.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ₩1,685	$0.55 HRK3.71	-56.1%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 12.7% more for transportation

	South Korea	Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 ₩6,685	$6.81 HRK45.68	+36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.10 ₩61,538	$41.13 HRK275.75	-10.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,394.53 ₩38M	$26,600.70 HRK178K	-6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.59 ₩11,470	$15.68 HRK105.10	+82.4%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 24.4% more for housing

	South Korea	Croatia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.34 ₩32,490	$37.74 HRK253.00	+55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$561.73 ₩750K	$708.19 HRK4,747.81	+26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$387.83 ₩518K	$523.55 HRK3,509.96	+35.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.72 ₩205K	$138.15 HRK926.19	-10.1%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 48.1% less for childcare

	South Korea	Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$545.93 ₩729K	$350.04 HRK2,346.71	-35.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,214.53 ₩27M	$8,479.97 HRK56,850.77	-58.1%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.30 ₩4,403	$3.78 HRK25.35	+14.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 ₩4,888	$2.50 HRK16.78	-31.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.35 ₩4,467	$5.65 HRK37.85	+68.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.32 ₩76,507	$52.93 HRK354.84	-7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 ₩15,062	$8.92 HRK59.83	-20.9%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 2.2% more for clothing

	South Korea	Croatia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.53 ₩90,139	$89.61 HRK600.76	+32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.43 ₩71,316	$39.73 HRK266.39	-25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.10 ₩104K	$94.06 HRK630.61	+20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.84 ₩137K	$94.28 HRK632.08	-8.3%
Average			+2.2%

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