Croatia vs Estonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Estonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1413
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3292
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$743
$727
🏘️ Family rent
$1244
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$464
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.6
$68.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1738
$1978
💸 GDP per capita
$24050
$31428
😃 Human freedom index
7.83
8.85
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
76
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
50.2%
🎓 Higher education
84
83
😀 Quality of life
75
84
🏙️ Population
3.87M
1.37M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1413) is 5% less expensive than in Estonia ($1485). Croatia ranked 44th vs 40th for Estonia 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 1.3 months in Estonia. Ranked 43rd and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Estonia

We calculate prices for Croatia and Estonia 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 Estonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.7
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$6.52
 Cappuccino
$2.6
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$745
$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$546
$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1379
$1271
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5086
$4473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$3095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$2.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$13.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$22.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.31
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.89
$6.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.48
$9.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.39
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.69
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11097
$9375

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In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1485
767K
Split
$1673
161K
Rijeka
$1360
108K
Osijek
$1160
96.3K
Zadar
$1457
70.8K
Velika Gorica
$1256
61.1K
Pula
$952
52.2K
Slavonski Brod
$992
49.9K
Karlovac
$1054
49.4K
Dubrovnik
$1744
41.6K
Kastela
$1566
37.8K
Bjelovar
$1171
36.3K
Sibenik
$1191
42.6K
Hvar
$1571
3.98K
Cavtat
$1661
2.19K

In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1683
458K
Tartu
$1232
97.8K
Narva
$1108
53.4K
Parnu
$1214
41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
33.4K
Maardu
$1448
17K
Viljandi
$1083
17.3K
Rakvere
$1021
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1230
13.2K
Sillamae
$1111
12.4K