Cost of living comparison

 Cook Islands
compared to
 Croatia
Croatia vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 85.7% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.9% more in Croatia
Groceries
pay 37.8% less in Croatia
Transportation
pay 25.0% more in Croatia
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Croatia
Childcare
pay 5.8 times more in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.7% less in Croatia
Clothing
pay 32.2% more in Croatia

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Croatia are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Croatia. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Croatia.

Croatia vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Croatia instead of Cook Islands, you would:

pay 4.9% more for restaurants

 
Cook Islands
Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.96
NZ$15.89
$11.19
HRK80.84
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.21
NZ$14.57
$8.42
HRK60.83
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.84
NZ$5.03
$2.80
HRK20.23

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pay 37.8% less for groceries

 
Cook Islands
Croatia
Bread
1 loaf
$3.22
NZ$5.71
$1.38
HRK9.95
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.15
NZ$9.14
$5.36
HRK38.73
Milk (1 gallon) $7.63
NZ$13.54
$4.40
HRK31.78

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pay 25.0% more for transportation

 
Cook Islands
Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.79
NZ$12.05
$6.04
HRK43.63
Monthly public transit pass ?? $39.44
HRK284.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,944.29
NZ$21,192.86
$33,382.54
HRK241,221.60

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Cook Islands
Croatia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$104.21
NZ$184.91
$28.67
HRK207.20
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $155.28
NZ$275.51
$578.08
HRK4,177.20
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $155.28
NZ$275.51
$443.55
HRK3,205.12

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

 
Cook Islands
Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $223.99
HRK1,618.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,433.32
NZ$2,543.14
$8,279.88
HRK59,830.26

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pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Cook Islands
Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.23
NZ$9.27
$3.29
HRK23.78
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.83
NZ$6.80
$2.17
HRK15.68
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$14.93
NZ$26.49
$5.05
HRK36.49

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pay 32.2% more for clothing

 
Cook Islands
Croatia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.89
NZ$118.68
$85.67
HRK619.02
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $39.19
HRK283.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $99.74
HRK720.70

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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