Croatia vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1356
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3175
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$707
$467
🏘️ Family rent
$1185
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$30.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$351
💸 GDP per capita
$23931
$7618
😃 Human freedom index
8
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
71.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
43
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
84
42
😀 Quality of life
73
47
🏙️ Population
3.87M
2.39M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1356) is 57% more expensive than in Moldova ($866). Croatia ranked 44th vs 118th for Moldova 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 0.4 months in Moldova. Ranked 43rd and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Croatia and Moldova 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 Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.4
$8.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.2
$31.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$7.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1245
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$9.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4943
$1940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3463
$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$5.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.72
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.4
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.12
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10959
$6873

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Cities Comparison in Croatia vs Moldova

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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 Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$947
639K
Balti
$793
97.9K
Tiraspol
$546
134K
Bender
$670
76.2K
Ungheni
$1164
30.8K
Cahul
$926
30K
Soroca
$879
22.2K
Dubasari
$884
28.5K
Orhei
$921
21.1K
Comrat
$901
19.9K