Croatia vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2808
$2001
🏠 One person rent
$603
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1028
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$399
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.2
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1429
$543
💸 GDP per capita
$21460
$6651
😃 Human freedom index
7.96
7.66
❤️ Life expectancy
77.6
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
42
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
84
46
😀 Quality of life
70
44
🏙️ Population
3.87M
2.6M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1186) is 45% more expensive than in Moldova ($817). Croatia ranked 57th vs 119th 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 0.7 months in Moldova. Ranked 44th and 92nd 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
$11.4
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.44
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.73
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$295
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1041
$843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.18%
11.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3920
$1552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2940
$1106
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.9
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$4.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$5.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.72
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.5
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.01
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10051
$4720

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1254
767K
Split
$1302
161K
Rijeka
$1174
108K
Osijek
$890
96.3K
Velika Gorica
$1142
61.1K
Zadar
$1265
70.8K
Pula
$1061
52.2K
Slavonski Brod
$808
49.9K
Dubrovnik
$1251
41.6K
Karlovac
$926
49.4K
Sibenik
$1100
42.6K
Kastela
$1240
37.8K
Bjelovar
$999
36.3K
Hvar
$1282
3.98K
Cavtat
$1161
2.19K

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$876
639K
Balti
$956
97.9K
Tiraspol
$491
134K
Bender
$537
76.2K
Ungheni
$1131
30.8K
Cahul
$846
30K
Dubasari
$806
28.5K
Soroca
$909
22.2K
Orhei
$860
21.1K
Comrat
$819
20.1K