Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 43.0% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 82.2% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Croatia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$177.31
|
$11.19
HRK80.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
$8.42
HRK60.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
$2.80
HRK20.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
$1.95
HRK14.11
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
$1.38
HRK9.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
$5.36
HRK38.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
$4.40
HRK31.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
$3.37
HRK24.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
$4.26
HRK30.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
$0.68
HRK4.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
$0.70
HRK5.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
$0.74
HRK5.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
$1.03
HRK7.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
$0.48
HRK3.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
$0.51
HRK3.68
|
|
pay 34.9% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
$6.04
HRK43.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
$39.44
HRK284.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
$33,382.54
HRK241,177.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
$13.70
HRK99.01
|
|
pay 58.8% more for housing
Mexico
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
$28.67
HRK207.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
$578.08
HRK4,176.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
$443.55
HRK3,204.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
$127.97
HRK924.56
|
|
pay 54.0% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
$223.99
HRK1,618.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,819.41
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
$3.29
HRK23.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
$2.17
HRK15.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
$5.05
HRK36.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
$44.58
HRK322.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
$6.80
HRK49.16
|
|
pay 36.8% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
$85.67
HRK618.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
$39.19
HRK283.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
$99.74
HRK720.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
|
$100.20
HRK723.93
|
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