Croatia vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1356
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3175
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$707
$594
🏘️ Family rent
$1185
$1000
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$1114
💸 GDP per capita
$23931
$24752
😃 Human freedom index
8
7.58
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
49
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
51%
🎓 Higher education
84
87
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
3.87M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1356) is 10% more expensive than in Greece ($1237). Croatia ranked 44th vs 57th for Greece 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 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 43rd and 45th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Greece

We calculate prices for Croatia and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 50 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 Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.4
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.2
$56.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$5.23
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1245
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4943
$3421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3463
$2765
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.72
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.4
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.12
$11.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.2
$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10959
$7464

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Cities Comparison in Croatia vs Greece

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1436
643K
Crete
$1303
623K
Thessaloniki
$1225
310K
Piraeus
$1177
168K
Patras
$1111
174K
Heraklion
$1256
145K
Larissa
$1149
146K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kallithea
$1291
97.6K
Kifissia
$1415
48.7K
Nikaia
$1170
88.1K
Volos
$1101
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1265
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1281
72.9K
Ioannina
$1045
64.9K
Rhodes
$1284
54.6K
Katerini
$1036
59.2K
Chania
$1245
54.6K
Chalcis
$1224
64.5K
Serres
$1080
58.4K
Komotini
$1013
51.7K
Trikala
$1092
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1006
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1048
58.8K
Lamia
$930
47.5K
Kalamata
$1162
57.7K
Agrinio
$976
50.7K
Drama
$964
44.3K