Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 16.0% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$8.52
kn60.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$6.13
kn43.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$2.16
kn15.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$1.50
kn10.60
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Spain
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.13
kn7.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$4.86
kn34.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$4.14
kn29.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$2.69
kn19.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$3.85
kn27.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.62
kn4.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.69
kn4.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.72
kn5.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.87
kn6.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.39
kn2.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.39
kn2.74
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Spain
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$6.36
kn44.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
$38.83
kn274.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$24,017.38
kn169,811.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
$9.47
kn66.95
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
Spain
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$25.52
kn180.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$392.48
kn2,774.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$314.33
kn2,222.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$131.44
kn929.30
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Spain
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$141.70
kn1,001.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$5,525.70
kn39,068.72
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$2.50
kn17.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$1.75
kn12.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$4.85
kn34.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$38.92
kn275.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$5.67
kn40.08
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Spain
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$70.94
kn501.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$34.29
kn242.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$78.37
kn554.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$81.35
kn575.16
|
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