Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 7.1% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Croatia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 58.3% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,188
|
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,922
|
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,080
|
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,667
|
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,159
|
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,258
|
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,865
|
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
South Korea
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,750
|
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,742
|
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,586
|
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,021
|
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,668
|
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,299
|
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,443
|
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
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