Cost of living comparison
Norway is 46.1% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Norway instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 37.8% more for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK78.64
|
$18.52
NOK203.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK59.18
|
$12.17
NOK133.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK19.68
|
$2.88
NOK31.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.73
|
$2.70
NOK29.72
|
|
pay 65.9% more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.68
|
$3.03
NOK33.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK37.67
|
$5.10
NOK56.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK30.92
|
$7.41
NOK81.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK23.71
|
$3.71
NOK40.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK29.94
|
$5.92
NOK65.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.75
|
$1.32
NOK14.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.90
|
$0.98
NOK10.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.20
|
$1.29
NOK14.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.27
|
$1.82
NOK20.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.38
|
$0.96
NOK10.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.58
|
$1.05
NOK11.58
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK42.44
|
$7.32
NOK80.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK277.22
|
$67.29
NOK740.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK234,652.58
|
$32,441.53
NOK356,853.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK96.33
|
$23.50
NOK258.48
|
|
pay 65.0% more for housing
|
Croatia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK201.55
|
$52.97
NOK582.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,063.44
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,331.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,117.84
|
$803.77
NOK8,841.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK899.54
|
$148.13
NOK1,629.45
|
|
pay 2.3% less for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,574.45
|
$272.16
NOK2,993.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK58,200.94
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,242.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.13
|
$8.83
NOK97.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.25
|
$4.64
NOK51.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK35.49
|
$13.25
NOK145.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK313.35
|
$43.21
NOK475.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK47.83
|
$13.55
NOK149.08
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK602.16
|
$87.77
NOK965.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK275.45
|
$40.11
NOK441.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK701.08
|
$100.53
NOK1,105.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK704.34
|
$126.05
NOK1,386.56
|
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