Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 27.0% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Israel, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪68.21
|
$11.19
HRK80.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪53.09
|
$8.42
HRK60.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.40
|
$2.80
HRK20.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.39
|
$1.95
HRK14.01
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.09
|
$1.38
HRK9.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪25.01
|
$5.36
HRK38.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪24.39
|
$4.40
HRK31.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.47
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.21
|
$4.26
HRK30.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.01
|
$0.68
HRK4.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.25
|
$0.70
HRK5.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.85
|
$0.74
HRK5.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.23
|
$1.03
HRK7.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.27
|
$0.48
HRK3.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.17
|
$0.51
HRK3.66
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪25.76
|
$6.04
HRK43.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪201.32
|
$39.44
HRK282.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪138,216.93
|
$33,382.54
HRK239,486.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪45.79
|
$13.70
HRK98.32
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪96.94
|
$28.67
HRK205.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,593.19
|
$578.08
HRK4,147.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,127.95
|
$443.55
HRK3,182.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪591.82
|
$127.97
HRK918.07
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,167.35
|
$223.99
HRK1,606.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪42,572.36
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,399.87
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪28.62
|
$3.29
HRK23.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.23
|
$2.17
HRK15.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪34.73
|
$5.05
HRK36.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪231.15
|
$44.58
HRK319.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪41.35
|
$6.80
HRK48.81
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪300.29
|
$85.67
HRK614.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪192.52
|
$39.19
HRK281.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪406.15
|
$99.74
HRK715.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪463.89
|
$100.20
HRK718.85
|
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