Croatia vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1356
$1300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3175
$2968
🏠 One person rent
$707
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$1185
$1191
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$1447
💸 GDP per capita
$23931
$26148
😃 Human freedom index
8
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
49
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
84
76
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
3.87M
5.42M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1356) is 4% more expensive than in Slovakia ($1300). Croatia ranked 44th vs 54th 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 44th 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
$13.4
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.2
$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1245
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$893
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4943
$4313
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3463
$3186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.72
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.4
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.12
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.2
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10959
$9530

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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
$1437
767K
Split
$1623
161K
Rijeka
$1316
108K
Osijek
$1072
96.3K
Velika Gorica
$1199
61.1K
Zadar
$1322
70.8K
Slavonski Brod
$970
49.9K
Pula
$858
52.2K
Karlovac
$1033
49.4K
Dubrovnik
$1610
41.6K
Kastela
$1515
37.8K
Bjelovar
$1113
36.3K
Sibenik
$1153
42.6K
Hvar
$1503
3.98K
Cavtat
$1539
2.19K

In Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1497
479K
Kosice
$1436
224K
Petrzalka
$1388
112K
Nitra
$1176
75.9K
Zilina
$1182
80.3K
Presov
$1021
81.7K
Trnava
$1311
63.2K
Banska Bystrica
$1126
73.5K
Martin
$1162
50.3K
Trencin
$1257
54.1K
Zvolen
$1346
39.2K
Povazska Bystrica
$1237
37K
Prievidza
$992
42.4K
Poprad
$1248
48.4K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1169
29.9K
Komarno
$1148
31.9K
Nove Zamky
$1134
36K
Michalovce
$1138
35.3K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1088
34.3K
Ruzomberok
$1231
26.4K
Levice
$946
30.6K
Piestany
$985
26.4K
Lucenec
$1037
24.7K