Croatia vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1356
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3175
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$707
$652
🏘️ Family rent
$1185
$993
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$403
💸 GDP per capita
$23931
$5580
😃 Human freedom index
8
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
30
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
84
38
😀 Quality of life
73
41
🏙️ Population
3.87M
6.34M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1356) is 17% more expensive than in El Salvador ($1160). Croatia ranked 44th vs 69th for El Salvador in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Croatia compared to 0.3 months in El Salvador. Ranked 43rd and 125th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Croatia and El Salvador as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Croatia El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.4
$5.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.2
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1245
$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$820
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
8.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4943
$2348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3463
$1497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$29.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.72
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.4
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.12
$7.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.2
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10959
$6156

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In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1437
767K
Split
$1623
161K
Rijeka
$1316
108K
Osijek
$1072
96.3K
Velika Gorica
$1199
61.1K
Zadar
$1322
70.8K
Slavonski Brod
$970
49.9K
Pula
$858
52.2K
Karlovac
$1033
49.4K
Dubrovnik
$1610
41.6K
Kastela
$1515
37.8K
Bjelovar
$1113
36.3K
Sibenik
$1153
42.6K
Hvar
$1503
3.98K
Cavtat
$1539
2.19K

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1362
331K
Santa Ana
$695
251K
San Miguel
$1097
233K
Soyapango
$1273
230K
Mejicanos
$1262
137K
Apopa
$1238
129K
Ahuachapan
$1436
127K
Santa Tecla
$1182
126K
Sonsonate
$883
72.2K
Usulutan
$1090
66.1K