Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 43.8% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Guatemala
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
GTQ37.68
|
$11.19
HRK79.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
GTQ48.30
|
$8.42
HRK60.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
GTQ7.26
|
$2.80
HRK20.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
GTQ5.90
|
$1.95
HRK13.96
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
|
Guatemala
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
GTQ21.45
|
$1.38
HRK9.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
$5.36
HRK38.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
GTQ52.82
|
$4.40
HRK31.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
GTQ18.45
|
$3.37
HRK24.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
GTQ25.12
|
$4.26
HRK30.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
GTQ11.43
|
$0.68
HRK4.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
$0.70
HRK4.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
$0.74
HRK5.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GTQ5.87
|
$1.03
HRK7.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.48
HRK3.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
GTQ8.05
|
$0.51
HRK3.64
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
GTQ30.24
|
$6.04
HRK43.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
$39.44
HRK281.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,023.47
GTQ131,871.16
|
$33,382.54
HRK238,636.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.64
GTQ66.93
|
$13.70
HRK97.97
|
|
pay 37.4% more for housing
|
Guatemala
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
$28.67
HRK204.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.45
GTQ4,070.33
|
$578.08
HRK4,132.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.89
GTQ2,857.56
|
$443.55
HRK3,170.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.59
GTQ391.88
|
$127.97
HRK914.81
|
|
pay 25.4% more for childcare
|
Guatemala
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
$223.99
HRK1,601.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,189.15
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
GTQ20.08
|
$3.29
HRK23.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
GTQ23.49
|
$2.17
HRK15.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
GTQ26.91
|
$5.05
HRK36.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.30
GTQ335.45
|
$44.58
HRK318.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
$6.80
HRK48.64
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
|
Guatemala
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.32
GTQ320.05
|
$85.67
HRK612.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
$39.19
HRK280.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.63
GTQ841.50
|
$99.74
HRK712.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.77
GTQ780.60
|
$100.20
HRK716.30
|
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