Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 11.2% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.50
|
$11.19
HRK80.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.94
|
$8.42
HRK60.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.45
|
$2.80
HRK20.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$1.95
HRK14.01
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.18
|
$1.38
HRK9.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.52
|
$5.36
HRK38.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.07
|
$4.40
HRK31.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.13
|
$4.26
HRK30.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.68
HRK4.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.70
HRK5.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.74
HRK5.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.59
|
$1.03
HRK7.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.48
HRK3.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.51
HRK3.66
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.28
|
$6.04
HRK43.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.62
|
$39.44
HRK282.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,280.31
|
$33,382.54
HRK239,486.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.48
|
$13.70
HRK98.32
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.18
|
$28.67
HRK205.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€699.38
|
$578.08
HRK4,147.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€575.85
|
$443.55
HRK3,182.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.27
|
$127.97
HRK918.07
|
|
pay 14.0% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€277.49
|
$223.99
HRK1,606.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,278.11
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,399.87
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.94
|
$3.29
HRK23.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.01
|
$2.17
HRK15.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.04
|
$5.05
HRK36.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.74
|
$44.58
HRK319.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.85
|
$6.80
HRK48.81
|
|
pay 13.4% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.56
|
$85.67
HRK614.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.69
|
$39.19
HRK281.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.17
|
$99.74
HRK715.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€103.37
|
$100.20
HRK718.85
|
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