Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 95.7% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Croatia instead of China, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
China
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.65
|
$11.19
HRK79.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.64
|
$8.42
HRK60.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$2.80
HRK20.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.17
|
$1.95
HRK13.96
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
|
China
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.51
|
$1.38
HRK9.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.31
|
$5.36
HRK38.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥49.61
|
$4.40
HRK31.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.54
|
$3.37
HRK24.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.14
|
$4.26
HRK30.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.52
|
$0.68
HRK4.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.14
|
$0.70
HRK4.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.73
|
$0.74
HRK5.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.79
|
$1.03
HRK7.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.32
|
$0.48
HRK3.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.90
|
$0.51
HRK3.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
China
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.15
|
$6.04
HRK43.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥162.52
|
$39.44
HRK281.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥137,934.87
|
$33,382.54
HRK238,636.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥28.75
|
$13.70
HRK97.97
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
China
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥84.58
|
$28.67
HRK204.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,374.65
|
$578.08
HRK4,132.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,488.30
|
$443.55
HRK3,170.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥292.62
|
$127.97
HRK914.81
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
|
China
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,324.77
|
$223.99
HRK1,601.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥132,485.51
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,189.15
|
|
pay 50.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.89
|
$3.29
HRK23.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.18
|
$2.17
HRK15.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.38
|
$5.05
HRK36.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥299.49
|
$44.58
HRK318.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥42.85
|
$6.80
HRK48.64
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
|
China
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥348.79
|
$85.67
HRK612.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥229.06
|
$39.19
HRK280.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥524.55
|
$99.74
HRK712.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥546.30
|
$100.20
HRK716.30
|
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