Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 39.0% more expensive than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.1% more in Croatia
- Groceries
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pay 10.7% more in Croatia
- Transportation
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pay 15.9% more in Croatia
- Housing
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pay 66.7% more in Croatia
- Childcare
-
pay 84.2% more in Croatia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.0% more in Croatia
- Clothing
-
pay 14.4% more in Croatia
The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Croatia are more expensive than in Albania. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Croatia.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 66.1% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL772
|
$11.19
HRK77.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL643
|
$8.42
HRK58.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL153
|
$2.80
HRK19.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$1.95
HRK13.59
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
$1.38
HRK9.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL488
|
$5.36
HRK37.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL664
|
$4.40
HRK30.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
$3.37
HRK23.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL287
|
$4.26
HRK29.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL54
|
$0.68
HRK4.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.70
HRK4.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.74
HRK5.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL62
|
$1.03
HRK7.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.48
HRK3.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.51
HRK3.54
|
|
pay 15.9% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL721
|
$6.04
HRK42.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,627
|
$39.44
HRK274.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
|
$33,382.54
HRK232,230.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,832
|
$13.70
HRK95.34
|
|
pay 66.7% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,477
|
$28.67
HRK199.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,319
|
$578.08
HRK4,021.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL29,969
|
$443.55
HRK3,085.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,320
|
$127.97
HRK890.26
|
|
pay 84.2% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,551
|
$223.99
HRK1,558.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL324,262
|
$8,279.88
HRK57,600.15
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL240
|
$3.29
HRK22.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL164
|
$2.17
HRK15.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL342
|
$5.05
HRK35.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,101
|
$44.58
HRK310.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL705
|
$6.80
HRK47.33
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,692
|
$85.67
HRK595.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,746
|
$39.19
HRK272.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,382
|
$99.74
HRK693.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,183
|
$100.20
HRK697.07
|
|
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