Croatia vs Palau - Cost of Living Comparison

Croatia Palau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1074
$1161
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2490
$2753
🏠 One person rent
$528
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$867
$1092
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1158
$660
💸 GDP per capita
$18413
$12084
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
6.4
❤️ Life expectancy
76.4
69.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
49
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
92.5%
🎓 Higher education
85
1
😀 Quality of life
69
49
🏙️ Population
3.87M
21.7K

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1074) is 8% less expensive than in Palau ($1161). Croatia ranked 71st vs 54th for Palau in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Croatia compared to 0.6 months in Palau. Ranked 47th and 84th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Palau

We calculate prices for Croatia and Palau as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 2 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 Palau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.1
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.26
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$7.01
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.7%
10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3815
$1330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2746
$1000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$9.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.64
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.54
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.6
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.89
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$169
$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7581
$5664

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In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1220
767K
Split
$1017
161K
Rijeka
$1003
108K
Osijek
$778
96.3K
Velika Gorica
$958
61.1K
Zadar
$1082
70.8K
Pula
$1023
52.2K
Karlovac
$732
49.4K
Dubrovnik
$1075
41.6K
Sibenik
$884
42.6K
Slavonski Brod
$669
45K
Bjelovar
$838
36.3K
Kastela
$926
37.8K
Cavtat
$970
2.19K
Hvar
$955
3.98K

In Palau

City Cost of living Population
Melekeok
$1161
299
Ngerulmud
$1161
271