Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 4.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 7.4 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP201.41
|
$11.19
HRK80.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP246.15
|
$8.42
HRK60.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.54
|
$2.80
HRK20.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
$1.95
HRK14.11
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.52
|
$1.38
HRK9.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.80
|
$5.36
HRK38.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.83
|
$4.40
HRK31.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.48
|
$3.37
HRK24.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.21
|
$4.26
HRK30.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.33
|
$0.68
HRK4.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.91
|
$0.70
HRK5.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.48
|
$0.74
HRK5.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.07
|
$1.03
HRK7.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.52
|
$0.48
HRK3.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.51
HRK3.68
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.85
|
$6.04
HRK43.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP611.10
|
$39.44
HRK284.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,483,456.78
|
$33,382.54
HRK241,177.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP135.05
|
$13.70
HRK99.01
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP388.03
|
$28.67
HRK207.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,487.38
|
$578.08
HRK4,176.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,654.14
|
$443.55
HRK3,204.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP603.08
|
$127.97
HRK924.56
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,387.10
|
$223.99
HRK1,618.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,937.13
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,819.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.24
|
$3.29
HRK23.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP70.05
|
$2.17
HRK15.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP94.15
|
$5.05
HRK36.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,112.55
|
$44.58
HRK322.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.28
|
$6.80
HRK49.16
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,192.85
|
$85.67
HRK618.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,467.39
|
$39.19
HRK283.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,944.46
|
$99.74
HRK720.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,881.85
|
$100.20
HRK723.93
|
|
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