Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 23.0% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK80.26
|
$6.16
₩8,841
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK60.40
|
$5.24
₩7,520
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.08
|
$1.47
₩2,113
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK14.01
|
$0.79
₩1,137
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.88
|
$3.08
₩4,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK38.45
|
$5.40
₩7,758
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK31.55
|
$7.46
₩10,706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
$2.76
₩3,958
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK30.55
|
$3.32
₩4,767
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.85
|
$3.17
₩4,547
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK5.00
|
$1.49
₩2,137
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.30
|
$2.53
₩3,634
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.41
|
$2.41
₩3,466
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.45
|
$1.82
₩2,620
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.66
|
$1.21
₩1,737
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK43.32
|
$4.39
₩6,305
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK282.94
|
$45.32
₩65,049
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK239,486.37
|
$27,023.07
₩38,790,260
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK98.32
|
$8.17
₩11,730
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
|
Croatia
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK205.71
|
$17.65
₩25,342
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,147.15
|
$426.93
₩612,839
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,182.06
|
$328.41
₩471,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK918.07
|
$111.42
₩159,941
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,606.89
|
$373.40
₩535,998
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK59,399.87
|
$22,907.58
₩32,882,679
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.61
|
$3.09
₩4,441
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.57
|
$3.39
₩4,865
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.23
|
$3.21
₩4,613
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK319.80
|
$45.71
₩65,616
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK48.81
|
$10.10
₩14,496
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
South Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK614.56
|
$60.70
₩87,138
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK281.12
|
$44.52
₩63,910
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK715.52
|
$72.99
₩104,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK718.85
|
$93.73
₩134,545
|
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