Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 37.8% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Washington, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.96
|
$8.52
kn59.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.22
|
$6.13
kn42.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$2.16
kn15.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$1.50
kn10.45
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
Washington
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$1.13
kn7.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
|
$4.86
kn33.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$4.14
kn28.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.62
|
$2.69
kn18.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
|
$3.85
kn26.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$0.62
kn4.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.69
kn4.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.72
kn5.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.87
kn6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.39
kn2.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.39
kn2.70
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
Washington
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
|
$6.36
kn44.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.93
|
$38.83
kn270.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,741.28
|
$24,017.38
kn167,435.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.12
|
$9.47
kn66.01
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Washington
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.08
|
$25.52
kn177.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.40
|
$392.48
kn2,736.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,418.32
|
$314.33
kn2,191.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.00
|
$131.44
kn916.29
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Washington
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,309.82
|
$141.70
kn987.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,297.89
|
$5,525.70
kn38,522.00
|
|
pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
|
$2.50
kn17.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$1.75
kn12.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.93
|
$4.85
kn33.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.29
|
$38.92
kn271.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$5.67
kn39.52
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
Washington
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.56
|
$70.94
kn494.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
|
$34.29
kn239.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.20
|
$78.37
kn546.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.25
|
$81.35
kn567.11
|
|
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