Cost of living comparison
Peru is 32.4% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Peru instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK80.83
|
$3.74
PEN13.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK60.82
|
$5.76
PEN21.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.22
|
$0.93
PEN3.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK14.11
|
$0.47
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.95
|
$2.12
PEN7.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK38.72
|
$3.22
PEN11.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK31.77
|
$4.63
PEN17.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.37
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK30.77
|
$2.40
PEN8.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.88
|
$0.71
PEN2.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK5.03
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.34
|
$0.44
PEN1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.47
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.47
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.68
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK43.62
|
$5.19
PEN19.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK284.93
|
$17.61
PEN65.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK241,177.87
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,114.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK99.01
|
$16.04
PEN59.49
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
|
Croatia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK207.16
|
$28.54
PEN105.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,176.44
|
$324.84
PEN1,204.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,204.54
|
$239.27
PEN887.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK924.56
|
$37.17
PEN137.85
|
|
pay 37.3% less for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,618.24
|
$170.53
PEN632.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK59,819.41
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,109.26
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.78
|
$2.47
PEN9.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.68
|
$2.84
PEN10.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.48
|
$5.40
PEN20.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK322.06
|
$32.14
PEN119.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK49.16
|
$5.04
PEN18.68
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK618.90
|
$42.67
PEN158.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK283.11
|
$26.03
PEN96.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK720.57
|
$66.63
PEN247.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK723.93
|
$62.87
PEN233.16
|
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