Cost of living comparison
Spain is 7.9% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Spain instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK80.26
|
$13.87
€13.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK60.40
|
$9.22
€8.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.08
|
$2.13
€2.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK14.01
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.88
|
$1.30
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK38.45
|
$6.37
€6.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK31.55
|
$4.16
€3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
$2.66
€2.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK30.55
|
$3.36
€3.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.85
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK5.00
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.30
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.41
|
$1.13
€1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.45
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.66
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK43.32
|
$6.38
€6.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK282.94
|
$34.26
€32.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK239,486.37
|
$33,643.92
€32,035.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK98.32
|
$14.57
€13.87
|
|
pay 24.8% more for housing
|
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK205.71
|
$31.87
€30.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,147.15
|
$872.36
€830.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,182.06
|
$692.13
€659.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK918.07
|
$103.97
€99.00
|
|
pay 30.5% more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,606.89
|
$385.97
€367.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK59,399.87
|
$7,352.21
€7,000.77
|
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.61
|
$2.84
€2.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.57
|
$1.98
€1.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.23
|
$5.66
€5.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK319.80
|
$42.87
€40.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK48.81
|
$8.63
€8.22
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK614.56
|
$75.89
€72.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK281.12
|
$32.12
€30.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK715.52
|
$77.96
€74.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK718.85
|
$91.38
€87.02
|
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