Cost of living comparison
Greece is 7.5% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK79.97
|
$13.17
€12.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK60.18
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.01
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.96
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.84
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK38.31
|
$6.30
€5.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK31.44
|
$5.99
€5.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.11
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK30.44
|
$4.23
€4.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.83
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.98
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.29
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.39
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.43
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.64
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK43.16
|
$7.55
€7.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK281.93
|
$40.19
€38.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK238,636.79
|
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK97.97
|
$13.82
€13.10
|
|
pay 7.7% more for housing
|
Croatia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK204.98
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,132.44
|
$524.36
€497.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,170.77
|
$392.21
€371.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK914.81
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
|
pay 30.5% more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,601.19
|
$413.12
€391.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK59,189.15
|
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.53
|
$4.40
€4.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.51
|
$3.49
€3.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.10
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK318.67
|
$48.72
€46.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK48.64
|
$8.82
€8.36
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK612.38
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK280.12
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK712.98
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK716.30
|
$93.42
€88.60
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Greece or Croatia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.