Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 12.2% more expensive than Croatia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4% less in Sweden
- Groceries
-
pay 40.7% more in Sweden
- Transportation
-
pay 29.9% more in Sweden
- Housing
-
pay 13.2% more in Sweden
- Childcare
-
pay 53.8% less in Sweden
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 59.8% more in Sweden
- Clothing
-
pay 1.9% less in Sweden
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing in Sweden are more expensive than in Croatia. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Sweden.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Sweden
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK72.10
|
$11.92
SEK113.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK54.26
|
$9.45
SEK90.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK18.04
|
$2.04
SEK19.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK12.59
|
$1.93
SEK18.43
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK8.87
|
$2.49
SEK23.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK34.54
|
$5.18
SEK49.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK28.34
|
$5.43
SEK51.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK21.74
|
$3.74
SEK35.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK27.45
|
$4.68
SEK44.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.36
|
$1.19
SEK11.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.49
|
$1.06
SEK10.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK4.77
|
$1.13
SEK10.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK6.66
|
$1.73
SEK16.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.10
|
$0.67
SEK6.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.28
|
$0.70
SEK6.71
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
Croatia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK38.91
|
$6.64
SEK63.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK254.17
|
$68.10
SEK651.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK215,138.48
|
$26,850.74
SEK256,703.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK88.32
|
$21.47
SEK205.22
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
Croatia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK184.79
|
$30.29
SEK289.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK3,725.52
|
$821.73
SEK7,856.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK2,858.55
|
$641.62
SEK6,134.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK824.73
|
$77.37
SEK739.71
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
Croatia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,443.52
|
$122.27
SEK1,169.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK53,360.86
|
$3,135.75
SEK29,979.01
|
|
pay 59.8% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK21.21
|
$6.64
SEK63.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK13.98
|
$3.78
SEK36.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK32.54
|
$6.41
SEK61.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK287.29
|
$38.70
SEK369.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK43.85
|
$14.24
SEK136.11
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK552.08
|
$79.10
SEK756.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK252.54
|
$35.56
SEK339.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK642.77
|
$84.42
SEK807.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK645.77
|
$125.14
SEK1,196.38
|
|
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