Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 73.8% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.48
HRK72.86
|
$15.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
HRK52.42
|
$9.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
HRK17.85
|
$2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
HRK12.74
|
$1.72
|
|
pay 74.3% more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
HRK8.95
|
$2.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
HRK36.73
|
$5.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
HRK30.56
|
$3.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
HRK22.04
|
$2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
HRK30.73
|
$4.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
HRK4.49
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.90
|
$0.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
HRK5.33
|
$1.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.19
|
$2.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.31
|
$1.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.61
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
HRK43.90
|
$3.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.04
HRK299.35
|
$41.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,849.65
HRK228,461.09
|
$27,291.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.47
HRK79.75
|
$14.84
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Croatia
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.24
HRK189.43
|
$68.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.21
HRK3,332.77
|
$1,107.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$389.58
HRK2,709.45
|
$831.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.94
HRK917.61
|
$140.13
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$202.63
HRK1,409.24
|
$1,030.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,698.19
HRK60,493.76
|
$20,379.75
|
|
pay 75.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.99
HRK20.79
|
$5.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
HRK14.18
|
$5.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.06
HRK35.18
|
$8.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
HRK280.24
|
$45.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.58
HRK45.76
|
$12.12
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.54
HRK580.99
|
$46.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.69
HRK269.08
|
$41.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.55
HRK615.82
|
$81.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.61
HRK644.10
|
$106.97
|
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