Cost of living in Croatia
Summary of cost of living in Croatia
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 19,007 kn
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 8,502 kn
- Croatia is the 3rd most expensive country in Eastern Europe (3 out of 10)
- Cost of living in Croatia is cheaper than in 53% of countries in the World (35 out of 66)
| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 70 kn | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 43 kn | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 29 kn | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 7 kn | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 17 kn | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 13 kn | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 41 kn | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 9 kn | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 5.31 kn | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 9 kn | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 63 kn | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | 13 kn | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 6 kn | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 5,718 kn | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 4,376 kn | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 822 kn | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | 3,639 kn | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | 2,771 kn | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 547 kn | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 135 kn | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | 3,255 kn | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 702 kn | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 58 kn | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | 56 kn | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 631 kn | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | 280 kn | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 581 kn | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 626 kn | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 143,057 kn | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 10 kn | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | 366 kn | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 47 kn | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 64 kn | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 316 kn | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 27 kn | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 31 kn | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 24 kn | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | 10 kn | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | 16 kn | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 65 kn | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 182 kn | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | 80 kn | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | 394 kn | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 346 kn | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 57 kn | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 12 kn | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 17 kn | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | 4,347 kn | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | 1.00 kn | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | 264 kn | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 32 kn | ||
Map of Cost of Living in Croatia
This map shows only the top cities in Croatia. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
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