Croatia vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2777
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$610
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$1027
$950
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.8
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1375
$1026
💸 GDP per capita
$21865
$23401
😃 Human freedom index
8
7.58
❤️ Life expectancy
77.6
80.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
49
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
51%
🎓 Higher education
84
86
😀 Quality of life
69
68
🏙️ Population
3.87M
10.5M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1179) is 7% more expensive than in Greece ($1105). Croatia ranked 58th vs 66th 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 44th 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
$10.8
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.8
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.38
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$4.84
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1060
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$709
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4042
$2987
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2902
$2446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.54
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.23
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.31
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$79.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$326
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9827
$6743

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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
$1253
767K
Split
$1337
161K
Rijeka
$1152
108K
Osijek
$958
96.3K
Velika Gorica
$1101
61.1K
Zadar
$1122
70.8K
Pula
$941
52.2K
Slavonski Brod
$847
49.9K
Dubrovnik
$1227
41.6K
Karlovac
$912
49.4K
Kastela
$1266
37.8K
Sibenik
$1053
42.6K
Bjelovar
$1008
36.3K
Hvar
$1274
3.98K
Cavtat
$1187
2.19K

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1272
643K
Crete
$1150
623K
Thessaloniki
$1106
310K
Patras
$1011
174K
Piraeus
$1045
168K
Heraklion
$1093
145K
Peristeri
$1082
134K
Larissa
$1030
146K
Glyfada
$1437
89.6K
Kallithea
$1159
97.6K
Kifissia
$1265
48.7K
Nikaia
$1054
88.1K
Rhodes
$1070
54.6K
Nea Ionia
$1142
64.6K
Volos
$981
85.8K
Nea Smyrni
$1150
72.9K
Ioannina
$930
64.9K
Trikala
$1015
61.6K
Chalcis
$980
64.5K
Serres
$988
58.4K
Komotini
$899
51.7K
Palaio Faliro
$1258
64.9K
Xanthi
$948
58.8K
Alexandroupoli
$911
59.5K
Chania
$1131
54.6K
Lamia
$836
47.5K
Kalamata
$1033
57.7K
Drama
$891
44.3K
Agrinio
$900
50.7K
Katerini
$973
59.2K