Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 4.4% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 59.6% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.63
|
$11.19
HRK80.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$8.42
HRK60.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$2.80
HRK20.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.95
HRK14.11
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$1.38
HRK9.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$5.36
HRK38.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$4.40
HRK31.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$3.37
HRK24.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.05
|
$4.26
HRK30.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.68
HRK4.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.70
HRK5.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.74
HRK5.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.03
HRK7.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.48
HRK3.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.51
HRK3.68
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.24
|
$6.04
HRK43.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.53
|
$39.44
HRK284.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
$33,382.54
HRK241,177.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.25
|
$13.70
HRK99.01
|
|
pay 4.1% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
$28.67
HRK207.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€502.75
|
$578.08
HRK4,176.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.04
|
$443.55
HRK3,204.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
$127.97
HRK924.56
|
|
pay 7.5% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.09
|
$223.99
HRK1,618.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,819.41
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$3.29
HRK23.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$2.17
HRK15.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
$5.05
HRK36.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.71
|
$44.58
HRK322.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.46
|
$6.80
HRK49.16
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
$85.67
HRK618.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$39.19
HRK283.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
$99.74
HRK720.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.57
|
$100.20
HRK723.93
|
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