Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 2.1 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.30
|
$11.19
HRK80.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.43
|
$8.42
HRK60.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
$2.80
HRK20.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
$1.95
HRK14.01
|
|
pay 84.5% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
$1.38
HRK9.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.54
|
$5.36
HRK38.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.24
|
$4.40
HRK31.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.01
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.30
|
$4.26
HRK30.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
$0.68
HRK4.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
$0.70
HRK5.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$0.74
HRK5.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.85
|
$1.03
HRK7.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.48
HRK3.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.51
HRK3.66
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.18
|
$6.04
HRK43.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.70
|
$39.44
HRK282.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,162.48
|
$33,382.54
HRK239,486.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.42
|
$13.70
HRK98.32
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.43
|
$28.67
HRK205.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN859.42
|
$578.08
HRK4,147.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN568.58
|
$443.55
HRK3,182.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN134.82
|
$127.97
HRK918.07
|
|
pay 4.5% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN984.74
|
$223.99
HRK1,606.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,207.01
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,399.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.65
|
$3.29
HRK23.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.83
|
$2.17
HRK15.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.36
|
$5.05
HRK36.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.43
|
$44.58
HRK319.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN12.01
|
$6.80
HRK48.81
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN194.12
|
$85.67
HRK614.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.32
|
$39.19
HRK281.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN283.26
|
$99.74
HRK715.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN274.64
|
$100.20
HRK718.85
|
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