Croatia vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1355
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$2367
🏠 One person rent
$709
$441
🏘️ Family rent
$1176
$743
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$1081
💸 GDP per capita
$23931
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
8
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
46
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
84
72
😀 Quality of life
71
65
🏙️ Population
3.87M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1355) is 44% more expensive than in Romania ($942). Croatia ranked 45th vs 101st 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 1.1 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
$12.6
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.3
$49.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.19
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$690
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$96
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$9.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
7.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4892
$2615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3446
$1781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.4
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$6.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.03
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.77
$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.46
$7.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.71
$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$42
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.25
$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10815
$9765

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1443
767K
Split
$1560
161K
Rijeka
$1318
108K
Osijek
$1091
96.3K
Velika Gorica
$1205
61.1K
Zadar
$1259
70.8K
Slavonski Brod
$972
49.9K
Pula
$866
52.2K
Karlovac
$1042
49.4K
Dubrovnik
$1697
41.6K
Bjelovar
$1132
36.3K
Kastela
$1467
37.8K
Sibenik
$1207
42.6K
Hvar
$1444
3.98K
Cavtat
$1579
2.19K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1122
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1176
287K
Timisoara
$969
251K
Craiova
$924
234K
Iasi
$952
272K
Brasov
$1060
238K
Constanta
$1114
264K
Ploiesti
$809
181K
Galati
$910
218K
Oradea
$887
183K
Braila
$883
155K
Sibiu
$795
134K
Bacau
$738
136K
Arad
$660
145K
Targu Mures
$774
116K
Pitesti
$889
141K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$829
79.9K
Suceava
$803
120K
Piatra Neamt
$765
79.7K
Buzau
$869
103K
Botosani
$849
90K
Ramnicu Valcea
$866
93.2K
Baia Mare
$722
109K
Bistrita
$705
78.9K
Satu Mare
$790
91.5K
Targoviste
$821
67K
Alba Iulia
$772
64.2K
Resita
$804
58.4K
Calarasi
$780
58.2K
Deva
$703
53.1K