Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 5.5% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Croatia instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$11.19
HRK79.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$8.42
HRK60.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$2.80
HRK20.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$1.95
HRK13.96
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$1.38
HRK9.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$5.36
HRK38.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$4.40
HRK31.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$3.37
HRK24.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.21
|
$4.26
HRK30.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.68
HRK4.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.70
HRK4.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$0.74
HRK5.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$1.03
HRK7.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.48
HRK3.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.51
HRK3.64
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$6.04
HRK43.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$39.44
HRK281.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,143.53
|
$33,382.54
HRK238,636.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$13.70
HRK97.97
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.69
|
$28.67
HRK204.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,125.85
|
$578.08
HRK4,132.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.73
|
$443.55
HRK3,170.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.14
|
$127.97
HRK914.81
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.93
|
$223.99
HRK1,601.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,979.24
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,189.15
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$3.29
HRK23.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$2.17
HRK15.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.87
|
$5.05
HRK36.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.87
|
$44.58
HRK318.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.12
|
$6.80
HRK48.64
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.59
|
$85.67
HRK612.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.42
|
$39.19
HRK280.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.71
|
$99.74
HRK712.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.42
|
$100.20
HRK716.30
|
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