Cost of living comparison

Croatia

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Croatia Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 24.3% more expensive than Croatia overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% less in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 53.0% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 9.1% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 20.1% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 82.2% more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 0.6% less in Costa Rica

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

Costa Rica vs. Croatia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Croatia, you would:

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pay 14.2% less for restaurants

	Croatia	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.19 HRK76.88	$9.75 CRC4,910.60	-12.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 HRK57.85	$9.08 CRC4,575.11	+7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.80 HRK19.24	$2.01 CRC1,012.91	-28.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 HRK13.42	$1.49 CRC751.42	-23.6%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 53.0% more for groceries

	Croatia	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.38 HRK9.46	$2.53 CRC1,275.68	+83.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 HRK36.83	$3.76 CRC1,895.61	-29.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 HRK30.22	$6.98 CRC3,514.36	+58.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.37 HRK23.18	$3.21 CRC1,618.26	-4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 HRK29.27	$3.97 CRC2,000.48	-6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 HRK4.64	$1.79 CRC901.46	+164.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 HRK4.79	$0.62 CRC310.78	-11.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 HRK5.08	$1.22 CRC612.81	+64.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 HRK7.10	$1.22 CRC615.45	+18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 HRK3.30	$1.09 CRC551.29	+127.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 HRK3.50	$1.11 CRC561.08	+118.6%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

	Croatia	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.04 HRK41.49	$5.63 CRC2,834.82	-6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.44 HRK271.01	$49.00 CRC24,684.99	+24.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,382.54 HRK229,395.50	$35,063.37 CRC17,664,435.33	+5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.70 HRK94.18	$15.62 CRC7,870.26	+14.0%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 20.1% more for housing

	Croatia	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.67 HRK197.04	$48.50 CRC24,433.84	+69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.08 HRK3,972.41	$778.04 CRC391,964.48	+34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.55 HRK3,047.98	$547.50 CRC275,824.49	+23.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$127.97 HRK879.39	$68.26 CRC34,387.28	-46.7%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 82.2% more for childcare

	Croatia	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.99 HRK1,539.18	$519.07 CRC261,498.97	+131.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,279.88 HRK56,897.03	$10,987.74 CRC5,535,471.04	+32.7%
Average			+82.2%

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pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Croatia	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.29 HRK22.62	$2.73 CRC1,373.90	-17.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 HRK14.91	$3.65 CRC1,840.96	+68.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.05 HRK34.70	$4.58 CRC2,308.50	-9.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 HRK306.33	$59.46 CRC29,955.41	+33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 HRK46.76	$8.63 CRC4,345.61	+26.8%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 0.6% less for clothing

	Croatia	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.67 HRK588.67	$65.32 CRC32,909.14	-23.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.19 HRK269.27	$44.54 CRC22,438.81	+13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.74 HRK685.37	$110.39 CRC55,610.68	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.20 HRK688.56	$97.22 CRC48,976.49	-3.0%
Average			-0.6%

Croatia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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