Cost of living comparison
Texas is 82.4% more expensive than Croatia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.2% more in Texas
- Groceries
-
pay 78.5% more in Texas
- Transportation
-
pay 11.4% more in Texas
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Texas
- Childcare
-
pay 3.9 times more in Texas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 67.6% more in Texas
- Clothing
-
pay 8.5% less in Texas
The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Texas are more expensive than in Croatia. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Texas.
If you lived in Texas instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK81.76
|
$17.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK61.53
|
$9.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.46
|
$2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK14.27
|
$1.88
|
|
pay 78.5% more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK10.06
|
$3.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK39.17
|
$6.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK32.14
|
$3.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.65
|
$3.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK31.13
|
$5.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.94
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK5.09
|
$0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.40
|
$1.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.55
|
$1.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.51
|
$1.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.72
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK44.13
|
$2.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK288.24
|
$63.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK243,978.33
|
$32,552.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK100.16
|
$19.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Croatia
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK209.57
|
$72.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,224.94
|
$1,374.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,241.75
|
$1,217.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK935.29
|
$166.57
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,637.03
|
$1,230.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK60,514.01
|
$19,254.84
|
|
pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK24.05
|
$5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.86
|
$5.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.90
|
$8.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK325.80
|
$38.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK49.73
|
$12.81
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK626.09
|
$51.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK286.39
|
$38.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK728.94
|
$87.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK732.34
|
$120.01
|
|
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