Cost of living comparison

 Porec, Croatia
compared to
 Rome, Italy
Rome vs. Porec Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 30.2% more expensive than Porec.

Restaurants
pay 11.0% more in Rome
Groceries
pay 34.4% more in Rome
Transportation
pay 26.1% more in Rome
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Rome
Childcare
pay 24.1% more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.2% more in Rome
Clothing
pay 19.1% less in Rome

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and restaurants in Rome are more expensive than in Porec. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Rome.

Rome vs. Porec Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Porec, you would:

pay 11.0% more for restaurants

 
Porec
Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.72
HRK72.32
$16.08
€14.40
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.57
HRK57.86
$10.72
€9.60
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.52
HRK16.99
$2.23
€2.00

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pay 34.4% more for groceries

 
Porec
Rome
Bread
1 loaf
$1.61
HRK10.83
$1.78
€1.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.71
HRK31.76
$7.00
€6.27
Milk (1 gallon) $4.56
HRK30.76
$6.20
€5.55

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pay 26.1% more for transportation

 
Porec
Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.05
HRK40.84
$7.15
€6.40
Monthly public transit pass ?? $37.51
€33.61
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,081.13
HRK209,737.02
$26,794.08
€24,004.57

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Porec
Rome
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.12
HRK189.75
$29.46
€26.39
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $390.75
HRK2,636.77
$1,180.31
€1,057.43
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $348.32
HRK2,350.50
$763.10
€683.65

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pay 24.1% more for childcare

 
Porec
Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $345.73
HRK2,333.01
$508.83
€455.86
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,391.04
HRK70,119.23
$10,490.67
€9,398.50

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pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Porec
Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.22
HRK21.70
$5.36
€4.80
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.08
HRK14.07
$1.53
€1.37
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.25
HRK35.44
$6.43
€5.76

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

 
Porec
Rome
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$91.59
HRK618.07
$65.43
€58.62
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.67
HRK267.69
$30.74
€27.54
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.12
HRK601.39
$77.17
€69.13

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