Croatia vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2777
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$610
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1027
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.8
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1375
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$21865
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
8
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
77.6
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
46
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
84
72
😀 Quality of life
69
64
🏙️ Population
3.87M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1179) is 42% more expensive than in Romania ($834). Croatia ranked 58th vs 113th for Romania 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 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 44th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Romania

We calculate prices for Croatia and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.8
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.38
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1060
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4042
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2902
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.54
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.23
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.31
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$326
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9827
$8337

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Cities Comparison in Croatia vs Romania

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K