Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 55.1% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$10.48
HRK72.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$7.54
HRK52.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$2.57
HRK17.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$1.83
HRK12.74
|
|
pay 32.1% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$1.29
HRK8.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$5.28
HRK36.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$4.39
HRK30.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$3.17
HRK22.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$4.42
HRK30.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.65
HRK4.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.70
HRK4.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.77
HRK5.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$1.03
HRK7.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.48
HRK3.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.52
HRK3.61
|
|
pay 83.6% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$6.31
HRK43.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$43.04
HRK299.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$32,849.65
HRK228,461.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$11.47
HRK79.75
|
|
pay 81.3% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$27.24
HRK189.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$479.21
HRK3,332.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$389.58
HRK2,709.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$131.94
HRK917.61
|
|
pay 16.8% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$202.63
HRK1,409.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$8,698.19
HRK60,493.76
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$2.99
HRK20.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$2.04
HRK14.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$5.06
HRK35.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$40.30
HRK280.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$6.58
HRK45.76
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$83.54
HRK580.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$38.69
HRK269.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$88.55
HRK615.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$92.61
HRK644.10
|
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