Croatia vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1413
$1365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3292
$3140
🏠 One person rent
$743
$773
🏘️ Family rent
$1244
$1261
🍽️ Food expenses
$464
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.6
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1738
$1499
💸 GDP per capita
$24050
$25993
😃 Human freedom index
7.83
8.14
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
48
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
84
77
😀 Quality of life
75
73
🏙️ Population
3.87M
5.42M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1413) is 4% more expensive than in Slovakia ($1365). Croatia ranked 44th vs 47th for Slovakia 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 Slovakia. Ranked 43rd and 46th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for Croatia and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 23 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 Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$52.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.7
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$745
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$546
$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1379
$1314
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5086
$4243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.31
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.89
$6.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.48
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.39
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.69
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11097
$10868

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Cities Comparison in Croatia vs Slovakia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1485
767K
Split
$1673
161K
Rijeka
$1360
108K
Osijek
$1160
96.3K
Zadar
$1457
70.8K
Velika Gorica
$1256
61.1K
Pula
$952
52.2K
Slavonski Brod
$992
49.9K
Karlovac
$1054
49.4K
Dubrovnik
$1744
41.6K
Kastela
$1566
37.8K
Bjelovar
$1171
36.3K
Sibenik
$1191
42.6K
Hvar
$1571
3.98K
Cavtat
$1661
2.19K

In Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1561
479K
Kosice
$1558
224K
Petrzalka
$1451
112K
Nitra
$1278
75.9K
Zilina
$1221
80.3K
Presov
$1091
81.7K
Trnava
$1335
63.2K
Banska Bystrica
$1190
73.5K
Martin
$1196
50.3K
Trencin
$1291
54.1K
Povazska Bystrica
$1281
37K
Prievidza
$1026
42.4K
Zvolen
$1394
39.2K
Poprad
$1309
48.4K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1211
29.9K
Komarno
$1196
31.9K
Nove Zamky
$1166
36K
Michalovce
$1233
35.3K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1122
34.3K
Ruzomberok
$1267
26.4K
Levice
$989
30.6K
Piestany
$1036
26.4K
Lucenec
$1063
24.7K