Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 60.8% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL116.20
|
$11.19
HRK80.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL121.26
|
$8.42
HRK60.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.18
|
$2.80
HRK20.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.27
|
$1.95
HRK14.01
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.22
|
$1.38
HRK9.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL86.19
|
$5.36
HRK38.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL83.02
|
$4.40
HRK31.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL34.81
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL42.87
|
$4.26
HRK30.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.51
|
$0.68
HRK4.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.59
|
$0.70
HRK5.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.64
|
$0.74
HRK5.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.68
|
$1.03
HRK7.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.50
|
$0.48
HRK3.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.51
|
$0.51
HRK3.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL91.04
|
$6.04
HRK43.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL236.45
|
$39.44
HRK282.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL469,867.35
|
$33,382.54
HRK239,486.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL81.85
|
$13.70
HRK98.32
|
|
pay 49.1% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL188.53
|
$28.67
HRK205.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,266.86
|
$578.08
HRK4,147.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,937.16
|
$443.55
HRK3,182.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,106.96
|
$127.97
HRK918.07
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,725.86
|
$223.99
HRK1,606.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL95,660.30
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,399.87
|
|
pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.74
|
$3.29
HRK23.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL25.87
|
$2.17
HRK15.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.52
|
$5.05
HRK36.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL769.32
|
$44.58
HRK319.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL106.10
|
$6.80
HRK48.81
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,147.18
|
$85.67
HRK614.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL884.16
|
$39.19
HRK281.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,724.53
|
$99.74
HRK715.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,270.74
|
$100.20
HRK718.85
|
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