Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 49.4% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
$11.19
HRK80.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
$8.42
HRK60.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.80
HRK20.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$1.95
HRK14.11
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.38
HRK9.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$5.36
HRK38.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
$4.40
HRK31.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
$3.37
HRK24.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
$4.26
HRK30.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.68
HRK4.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.70
HRK5.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$0.74
HRK5.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.03
HRK7.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.48
HRK3.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.51
HRK3.68
|
|
pay 39.3% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$6.04
HRK43.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
$39.44
HRK284.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,949.04
|
$33,382.54
HRK241,177.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
$13.70
HRK99.01
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.58
|
$28.67
HRK207.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,443.63
|
$578.08
HRK4,176.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,050.13
|
$443.55
HRK3,204.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.85
|
$127.97
HRK924.56
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,138.42
|
$223.99
HRK1,618.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,776.86
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,819.41
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
$3.29
HRK23.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$2.17
HRK15.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
$5.05
HRK36.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.27
|
$44.58
HRK322.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.46
|
$6.80
HRK49.16
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.18
|
$85.67
HRK618.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.90
|
$39.19
HRK283.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.30
|
$99.74
HRK720.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.29
|
$100.20
HRK723.93
|
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