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Dubrovnik vs. Thessaloniki Cost of Living Summary

Dubrovnik is 13.2% more expensive than Thessaloniki.

Restaurants: pay 41.7% more in Dubrovnik
Groceries: pay 26.7% less in Dubrovnik
Transportation: pay 21.2% more in Dubrovnik
Housing: pay 78.8% more in Dubrovnik
Childcare: pay 62.3% less in Dubrovnik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% more in Dubrovnik
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in Dubrovnik

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Dubrovnik are more expensive than in Thessaloniki. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Dubrovnik. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Dubrovnik.

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Dubrovnik vs. Thessaloniki Cost Breakdown

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pay 41.7% more for restaurants

	Thessaloniki	Dubrovnik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$19.60 HRK131.37	+16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$12.88 HRK86.33	+15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.94 €2.62	$4.64 HRK31.13	+57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 €0.65	$4.62 HRK30.97	+534.6%
Average			+41.7%

Thessaloniki vs. Dubrovnik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.7% less for groceries

	Thessaloniki	Dubrovnik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 €1.55	$1.19 HRK8.01	-31.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.09 €6.31	$5.04 HRK33.78	-28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.57 €5.85	$4.03 HRK27.00	-38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 €4.94	$4.12 HRK27.63	-25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.12 €4.56	$4.06 HRK27.24	-20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$0.83 HRK5.56	-28.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.63 HRK4.20	-36.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$0.76 HRK5.11	-20.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.14	$1.24 HRK8.29	-3.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.51	$0.41 HRK2.72	-29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 €0.49	$0.42 HRK2.81	-23.4%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

	Thessaloniki	Dubrovnik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.75 €7.79	$7.04 HRK47.18	-19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.92 €15.95	$54.87 HRK367.84	+206.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	$26,300.35 HRK176K	-6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 €11.71	$14.11 HRK94.59	+7.2%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 78.8% more for housing

	Thessaloniki	Dubrovnik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.47 €27.12	$42.81 HRK286.99	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.05 €558.10	$1,466.85 HRK9,833.96	+133.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.02 €437.92	$919.30 HRK6,163.12	+86.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.11 €146.06	$138.04 HRK925.45	-15.9%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 62.3% less for childcare

	Thessaloniki	Dubrovnik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.59 €424.18	$89.58 HRK600.55	-81.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,030.67 €8,037.62	$6,830.39 HRK45,791.73	-24.4%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Thessaloniki	Dubrovnik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$5.60 HRK37.53
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.21 €3.75	$4.14 HRK27.78	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$5.32 HRK35.70	-4.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.63 €45.95	$69.05 HRK462.92	+33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.36 €9.22	$8.12 HRK54.42	-21.6%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	Thessaloniki	Dubrovnik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.78 €86.14	$72.78 HRK487.94	-24.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.46 €40.46	$27.99 HRK187.67	-38.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.17 €107.85	$67.18 HRK450.41	-44.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.78 €117.29	$78.38 HRK525.48	-40.5%
Average			-37.5%

Thessaloniki vs. Dubrovnik - Cost of clothing

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