Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 2.4 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
KES418.97
|
$11.19
HRK79.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KES727.87
|
$8.42
HRK60.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES70.93
|
$2.80
HRK20.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES58.68
|
$1.95
HRK13.96
|
|
pay 74.5% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.72
|
$1.38
HRK9.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
KES497.19
|
$5.36
HRK38.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.73
KES352.08
|
$4.40
HRK31.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
KES204.95
|
$3.37
HRK24.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
KES283.73
|
$4.26
HRK30.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
KES142.27
|
$0.68
HRK4.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.72
|
$0.70
HRK4.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KES84.81
|
$0.74
HRK5.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES41.95
|
$1.03
HRK7.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
KES38.85
|
$0.48
HRK3.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES51.00
|
$0.51
HRK3.64
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
KES729.35
|
$6.04
HRK43.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.71
KES4,219.81
|
$39.44
HRK281.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,627.25
KES2,144,915.12
|
$33,382.54
HRK238,636.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
KES1,358.69
|
$13.70
HRK97.97
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.26
KES4,935.05
|
$28.67
HRK204.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.35
KES22,620.30
|
$578.08
HRK4,132.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.93
KES12,890.48
|
$443.55
HRK3,170.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.70
KES3,186.65
|
$127.97
HRK914.81
|
|
pay 45.1% more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.79
KES17,517.52
|
$223.99
HRK1,601.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,611.54
KES852,888.49
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,189.15
|
|
pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
KES257.06
|
$3.29
HRK23.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KES278.91
|
$2.17
HRK15.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KES377.78
|
$5.05
HRK36.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.98
KES3,738.71
|
$44.58
HRK318.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
KES816.64
|
$6.80
HRK48.64
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.19
KES1,572.34
|
$85.67
HRK612.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.75
KES2,547.75
|
$39.19
HRK280.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.28
KES4,551.53
|
$99.74
HRK712.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.91
KES4,503.33
|
$100.20
HRK716.30
|
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