Croatia vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1356
$2626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3175
$5800
🏠 One person rent
$707
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$1185
$2971
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$3715
💸 GDP per capita
$23931
$107K
😃 Human freedom index
8
8.91
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
77
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
84
88
😀 Quality of life
73
93
🏙️ Population
3.87M
5.38M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1356) is 48% less expensive than in Ireland ($2626). Croatia ranked 44th vs 8th for Ireland 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 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 43rd and 6th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Croatia and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.4
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.2
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$1802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1245
$3203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$2583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4943
$6339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3463
$5130
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.72
$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$9.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$6.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.4
$72.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.12
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.2
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$1238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10959
$7481

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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 Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2858
593K
Cork
$2472
222K
Galway
$2768
83.5K
Limerick
$2159
62.7K
Waterford
$2359
48.4K
Swords
$2402
40.8K
Drogheda
$2902
41K
Dundalk
$1955
39K
Tralee
$1997
26.1K
Naas
$2443
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2010
22.2K
Wexford
$1912
20.2K