Croatia vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

Croatia Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1074
$784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2490
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$528
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$867
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$41.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1158
$807
💸 GDP per capita
$18413
$15892
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
7.89
❤️ Life expectancy
76.4
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
46
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
85
72
😀 Quality of life
69
64
🏙️ Population
3.87M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1074) is 37% more expensive than in Romania ($784). Croatia ranked 71st 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 1.1 months in Croatia compared to 1 months in Romania. Ranked 47th and 51st 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
$10.2
$8.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.1
$34.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.26
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$1.93
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.7%
6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3815
$1861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2746
$1305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$5.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.64
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.54
$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$5.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$7.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.6
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.89
$6.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$169
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7581
$6348

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$979
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$936
287K
Timisoara
$767
251K
Iasi
$700
272K
Brasov
$869
238K
Constanta
$848
264K
Craiova
$734
234K
Ploiesti
$720
181K
Galati
$707
218K
Oradea
$712
183K
Arad
$695
145K
Sibiu
$763
134K
Braila
$731
155K
Pitesti
$633
141K
Barlad
$607
52.5K
Bacau
$732
136K
Targu Mures
$631
116K
Baia Mare
$562
109K
Bistrita
$623
78.9K
Buzau
$680
103K
Ramnicu Valcea
$600
93.2K
Botosani
$789
90K
Suceava
$674
84.3K
Satu Mare
$737
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$689
64.2K
Slatina
$642
63.5K
Voluntari
$832
47.4K
Piatra Neamt
$662
79.7K
Focsani
$611
66.6K
Targu Jiu
$529
73.5K