Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 40.0% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.7% more in Croatia
- Groceries
-
pay 59.7% more in Croatia
- Transportation
-
pay 15.1% more in Croatia
- Housing
-
pay 15.2% more in Croatia
- Childcare
-
pay 89.0% more in Croatia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.1% more in Croatia
- Clothing
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pay 8.5% more in Croatia
The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Croatia are more expensive than in Lebanon. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Croatia.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 54.7% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,239
|
$11.19
HRK77.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,497
|
$8.42
HRK58.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,409
|
$2.80
HRK19.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,254
|
$1.95
HRK13.59
|
|
pay 59.7% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,813
|
$1.38
HRK9.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,237
|
$5.36
HRK37.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,702
|
$4.40
HRK30.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,998
|
$3.37
HRK23.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,792
|
$4.26
HRK29.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,313
|
$0.68
HRK4.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,067
|
$0.70
HRK4.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,880
|
$0.74
HRK5.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,865
|
$1.03
HRK7.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,383
|
$0.48
HRK3.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,230
|
$0.51
HRK3.54
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,782
|
$6.04
HRK42.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
|
$39.44
HRK274.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472
|
$33,382.54
HRK232,230.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,471
|
$13.70
HRK95.34
|
|
pay 15.2% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
|
$28.67
HRK199.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
|
$578.08
HRK4,021.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,821,421
|
$443.55
HRK3,085.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,442,897
|
$127.97
HRK890.26
|
|
pay 89.0% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
|
$223.99
HRK1,558.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827
|
$8,279.88
HRK57,600.15
|
|
pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,817
|
$3.29
HRK22.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,251
|
$2.17
HRK15.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,211
|
$5.05
HRK35.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,953
|
$44.58
HRK310.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,838
|
$6.80
HRK47.33
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
|
$85.67
HRK595.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
|
$39.19
HRK272.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,854
|
$99.74
HRK693.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,518
|
$100.20
HRK697.07
|
|
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