Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 91.5% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
$11.19
HRK79.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.90
|
$8.42
HRK60.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
$2.80
HRK20.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
$1.95
HRK13.96
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
$1.38
HRK9.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.20
|
$5.36
HRK38.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.56
|
$4.40
HRK31.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
$3.37
HRK24.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
$4.26
HRK30.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
$0.68
HRK4.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.55
|
$0.70
HRK4.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
$0.74
HRK5.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.83
|
$1.03
HRK7.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
$0.48
HRK3.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
$0.51
HRK3.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
$6.04
HRK43.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.13
|
$39.44
HRK281.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR153,474.84
|
$33,382.54
HRK238,636.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.01
|
$13.70
HRK97.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.64
|
$28.67
HRK204.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,443.09
|
$578.08
HRK4,132.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR949.31
|
$443.55
HRK3,170.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR147.52
|
$127.97
HRK914.81
|
|
pay 30.8% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR731.72
|
$223.99
HRK1,601.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,624.39
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,189.15
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.35
|
$3.29
HRK23.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
$2.17
HRK15.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.18
|
$5.05
HRK36.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR162.38
|
$44.58
HRK318.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.87
|
$6.80
HRK48.64
|
|
pay 54.3% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR237.60
|
$85.67
HRK612.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.68
|
$39.19
HRK280.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR291.37
|
$99.74
HRK712.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR259.00
|
$100.20
HRK716.30
|
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