Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 6.2% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,720
|
$11.19
HRK80.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,581
|
$8.42
HRK60.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,176
|
$2.80
HRK20.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA936
|
$1.95
HRK14.01
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,601
|
$1.38
HRK9.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,624
|
$5.36
HRK38.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,916
|
$4.40
HRK31.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,119
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,372
|
$4.26
HRK30.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA737
|
$0.68
HRK4.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA569
|
$0.70
HRK5.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,234
|
$0.74
HRK5.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA755
|
$1.03
HRK7.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA727
|
$0.48
HRK3.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA656
|
$0.51
HRK3.66
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,237
|
$6.04
HRK43.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,109
|
$39.44
HRK282.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,546,311
|
$33,382.54
HRK239,486.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,804
|
$13.70
HRK98.32
|
|
pay 37.6% less for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA47,156
|
$28.67
HRK205.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA606,729
|
$578.08
HRK4,147.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA223,405
|
$443.55
HRK3,182.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA285,413
|
$127.97
HRK918.07
|
|
pay 33.5% more for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA133,755
|
$223.99
HRK1,606.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,185,470
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,399.87
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,727
|
$3.29
HRK23.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,582
|
$2.17
HRK15.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,342
|
$5.05
HRK36.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,256
|
$44.58
HRK319.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,103
|
$6.80
HRK48.81
|
|
pay 39.9% more for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,382
|
$85.67
HRK614.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,683
|
$39.19
HRK281.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA57,602
|
$99.74
HRK715.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,255
|
$100.20
HRK718.85
|
|
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