Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 60.2% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
KWD2.380
|
$11.19
HRK80.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
KWD2.360
|
$8.42
HRK60.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KWD0.170
|
$2.80
HRK20.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
KWD0.120
|
$1.95
HRK14.01
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
KWD0.310
|
$1.38
HRK9.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.23
KWD0.690
|
$5.36
HRK38.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
KWD1.610
|
$4.40
HRK31.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
KWD0.730
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KWD0.820
|
$4.26
HRK30.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
KWD0.300
|
$0.68
HRK4.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.70
HRK5.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
KWD0.200
|
$0.74
HRK5.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
KWD0.190
|
$1.03
HRK7.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.48
HRK3.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
KWD0.130
|
$0.51
HRK3.66
|
|
pay 94.7% more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
KWD0.390
|
$6.04
HRK43.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.020
|
$39.44
HRK282.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,067.40
KWD6,177.690
|
$33,382.54
HRK239,486.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.53
KWD8.480
|
$13.70
HRK98.32
|
|
pay 44.7% more for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.39
KWD7.510
|
$28.67
HRK205.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$767.09
KWD236.150
|
$578.08
HRK4,147.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$636.14
KWD195.830
|
$443.55
HRK3,182.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.50
KWD12.470
|
$127.97
HRK918.07
|
|
pay 4.3% more for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.62
KWD106.400
|
$223.99
HRK1,606.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,757.77
KWD1,772.510
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,399.87
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$3.29
HRK23.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.77
KWD1.470
|
$2.17
HRK15.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
KWD0.940
|
$5.05
HRK36.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.30
KWD27.490
|
$44.58
HRK319.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.81
KWD3.330
|
$6.80
HRK48.81
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.88
KWD12.580
|
$85.67
HRK614.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.73
KWD14.380
|
$39.19
HRK281.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.98
KWD27.700
|
$99.74
HRK715.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.70
KWD26.070
|
$100.20
HRK718.85
|
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