Cost of living comparison
Puerto Rico is 32.3% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK80.91
|
$15.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK60.88
|
$9.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.24
|
$1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK14.12
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 93.8% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.96
|
$3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK38.76
|
$4.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK31.81
|
$7.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.39
|
$4.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK30.80
|
$3.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.89
|
$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK5.04
|
$1.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.35
|
$1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.47
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.47
|
$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.68
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
Croatia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK43.66
|
$3.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK285.22
|
$49.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK241,416.22
|
$31,875.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK99.11
|
$20.18
|
|
pay 59.8% more for housing
Croatia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK207.36
|
$59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,180.57
|
$830.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,207.70
|
$536.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK925.47
|
$215.17
|
|
pay 51.7% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,619.84
|
$421.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK59,878.53
|
$9,550.00
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.80
|
$2.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.69
|
$3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.52
|
$10.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK322.38
|
$28.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK49.21
|
$10.17
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK619.52
|
$40.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK283.39
|
$46.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK721.28
|
$77.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK724.65
|
$95.00
|
|
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