Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Croatia

Croatia vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 84.5% more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Croatia
Groceries: pay 52.0% more in Croatia
Transportation: pay 48.8% more in Croatia
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Croatia
Childcare: pay 30.1% more in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Croatia
Clothing: pay 23.3% more in Croatia

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

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Croatia vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Croatia instead of Ukraine, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Ukraine	Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.28 UAH327.13	$12.78 HRK85.67	+75.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 UAH260.14	$8.88 HRK59.55	+53.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 UAH33.01	$3.02 HRK20.25	+311.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 UAH22.24	$2.29 HRK15.38	+363.4%
Average			+100.9%

Ukraine vs. Croatia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.0% more for groceries

	Ukraine	Croatia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 UAH32.65	$1.50 HRK10.06	+106.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 UAH193.14	$5.72 HRK38.35	+33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 UAH198.32	$4.32 HRK28.93	-2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 UAH83.64	$3.67 HRK24.62	+97.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 UAH93.16	$4.16 HRK27.86	+100.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 UAH21.66	$0.81 HRK5.45	+68.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 UAH30.95	$0.76 HRK5.07	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 UAH32.89	$0.84 HRK5.62	+14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 UAH49.29	$1.05 HRK7.03	-4.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 UAH14.25	$0.63 HRK4.22	+98.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 UAH10.58	$0.55 HRK3.71	+135.0%
Average			+52.0%

Ukraine vs. Croatia - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.8% more for transportation

	Ukraine	Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 UAH274.80	$6.81 HRK45.68	+11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.84 UAH621.89	$41.13 HRK275.75	+197.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,153.65 UAH1M	$26,600.70 HRK178K	-8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.95 UAH222.27	$15.68 HRK105.10	+216.8%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Ukraine	Croatia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.86 UAH263.29	$37.74 HRK253.00	+543.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$319.96 UAH14,372.78	$708.19 HRK4,747.81	+121.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$211.12 UAH9,483.83	$523.55 HRK3,509.96	+148.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.64 UAH3,038.34	$138.15 HRK926.19	+104.3%
Average			+141.4%

Ukraine vs. Croatia - Cost of housing

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pay 30.1% more for childcare

	Ukraine	Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.08 UAH11,862.56	$350.04 HRK2,346.71	+32.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,644.44 UAH298K	$8,479.97 HRK56,850.77	+27.6%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 UAH49.85	$3.78 HRK25.35	+240.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 UAH60.14	$2.50 HRK16.78	+86.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 UAH132.47	$5.65 HRK37.85	+91.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.77 UAH1,247.32	$52.93 HRK354.84	+90.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 UAH187.12	$8.92 HRK59.83	+114.2%
Average			+119.7%

Ukraine vs. Croatia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 23.3% more for clothing

	Ukraine	Croatia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.22 UAH2,390.71	$89.61 HRK600.76	+68.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.08 UAH1,665.47	$39.73 HRK266.39	+7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.72 UAH3,536.08	$94.06 HRK630.61	+19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.09 UAH3,957.09	$94.28 HRK632.08	+7.0%
Average			+23.3%

Ukraine vs. Croatia - Cost of clothing

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