Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 34.7% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Croatia instead of United States, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$8.52
kn60.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$6.13
kn43.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.16
kn15.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.50
kn10.61
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.13
kn8.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$4.86
kn34.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$4.14
kn29.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.69
kn19.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$3.85
kn27.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.62
kn4.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.69
kn4.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.72
kn5.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.87
kn6.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.39
kn2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.39
kn2.75
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$6.36
kn45.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$38.83
kn274.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$24,017.38
kn170,046.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$9.47
kn67.04
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
|
United States
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$25.52
kn180.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$392.48
kn2,778.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$314.33
kn2,225.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$131.44
kn930.59
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$141.70
kn1,003.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$5,525.70
kn39,122.87
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$2.50
kn17.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.75
kn12.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$4.85
kn34.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$38.92
kn275.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$5.67
kn40.14
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$70.94
kn502.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$34.29
kn242.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$78.37
kn554.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$81.35
kn575.96
|
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