Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 2.8 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$11.19
HRK79.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$8.42
HRK60.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$2.80
HRK20.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$1.95
HRK13.96
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$1.38
HRK9.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$5.36
HRK38.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$4.40
HRK31.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$3.37
HRK24.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$4.26
HRK30.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$0.68
HRK4.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.70
HRK4.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$0.74
HRK5.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$1.03
HRK7.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.48
HRK3.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.51
HRK3.64
|
|
pay 70.2% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$6.04
HRK43.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$39.44
HRK281.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$33,382.54
HRK238,636.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$13.70
HRK97.97
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$28.67
HRK204.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$578.08
HRK4,132.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$443.55
HRK3,170.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$127.97
HRK914.81
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$223.99
HRK1,601.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,189.15
|
|
pay 63.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$3.29
HRK23.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$2.17
HRK15.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$5.05
HRK36.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$44.58
HRK318.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.80
HRK48.64
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$85.67
HRK612.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$39.19
HRK280.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$99.74
HRK712.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$100.20
HRK716.30
|
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