Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 20.4% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Croatia instead of France, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
France
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.83
|
$11.19
HRK79.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.30
|
$8.42
HRK60.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.59
|
$2.80
HRK20.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$1.95
HRK13.96
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
France
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.63
|
$1.38
HRK9.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.03
|
$5.36
HRK38.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.28
|
$4.40
HRK31.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.60
|
$3.37
HRK24.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.52
|
$4.26
HRK30.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.21
|
$0.68
HRK4.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.70
HRK4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$0.74
HRK5.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$1.03
HRK7.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.86
|
$0.48
HRK3.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.51
HRK3.64
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
France
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.88
|
$6.04
HRK43.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€47.78
|
$39.44
HRK281.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€29,648.28
|
$33,382.54
HRK238,636.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.75
|
$13.70
HRK97.97
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
France
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€28.52
|
$28.67
HRK204.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€711.43
|
$578.08
HRK4,132.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€573.17
|
$443.55
HRK3,170.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€132.86
|
$127.97
HRK914.81
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
France
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€654.62
|
$223.99
HRK1,601.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,690.37
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,189.15
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$3.29
HRK23.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.85
|
$2.17
HRK15.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.22
|
$5.05
HRK36.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.06
|
$44.58
HRK318.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.47
|
$6.80
HRK48.64
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
France
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€85.00
|
$85.67
HRK612.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€35.81
|
$39.19
HRK280.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€86.80
|
$99.74
HRK712.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€120.34
|
$100.20
HRK716.30
|
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