Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 2.0 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW199.03
|
$11.19
HRK80.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.47
|
$8.42
HRK60.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.70
|
$2.80
HRK20.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.13
|
$1.95
HRK14.01
|
|
pay 25.1% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.41
|
$1.38
HRK9.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.35
|
$5.36
HRK38.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.93
|
$4.40
HRK31.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW53.12
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.59
|
$4.26
HRK30.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.15
|
$0.68
HRK4.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.66
|
$0.70
HRK5.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.92
|
$0.74
HRK5.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.55
|
$1.03
HRK7.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.38
|
$0.48
HRK3.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.60
|
$0.51
HRK3.66
|
|
pay 90.8% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.53
|
$6.04
HRK43.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,022.23
|
$39.44
HRK282.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,934.89
|
$33,382.54
HRK239,486.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.79
|
$13.70
HRK98.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,475.53
|
$28.67
HRK205.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,918.33
|
$578.08
HRK4,147.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,173.00
|
$443.55
HRK3,182.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,304.75
|
$127.97
HRK918.07
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,879.60
|
$223.99
HRK1,606.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW181,351.84
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,399.87
|
|
pay 90.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.69
|
$3.29
HRK23.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.23
|
$2.17
HRK15.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.70
|
$5.05
HRK36.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,137.50
|
$44.58
HRK319.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.59
|
$6.80
HRK48.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW508.83
|
$85.67
HRK614.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW518.46
|
$39.19
HRK281.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,488.98
|
$99.74
HRK715.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,284.31
|
$100.20
HRK718.85
|
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