Croatia vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Croatia Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1074
$1318
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2490
$3004
🏠 One person rent
$528
$714
🏘️ Family rent
$867
$1128
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1158
$1962
💸 GDP per capita
$18413
$29350
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
8.08
❤️ Life expectancy
76.4
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
60
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
22%
🎓 Higher education
85
91
😀 Quality of life
69
82
🏙️ Population
3.87M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1074) is 19% less expensive than in Spain ($1318). Croatia ranked 71st vs 40th for Spain 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 1.5 months in Spain. Ranked 47th and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Spain

We calculate prices for Croatia and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.1
$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.26
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$3.5
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$1189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$893
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.7%
2.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3815
$3586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2746
$2339
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$39.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$16.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.64
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.54
$6.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.6
$69
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.89
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$77.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$169
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7581
$8000

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1642
3.28M
Barcelona
$1720
1.64M
Valencia
$1405
792K
Tenerife
$1305
932K
Malaga
$1388
579K
Seville
$1234
682K
Zaragoza
$1161
673K
Palma de Mallorca
$1481
416K
Bilbao
$1512
344K
Murcia
$1183
460K
Pamplona
$1356
203K
Alicante
$1170
339K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1538
265K
Valladolid
$1203
296K
San Sebastian
$1545
188K
Terrassa
$1297
224K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1333
254K
Las Palmas
$1244
379K
Gijon
$1225
268K
Sabadell
$1395
216K
Vigo
$1128
292K
Badalona
$1542
224K
Granada
$1215
229K
Cordoba
$1035
320K
Oviedo
$1114
186K
A Coruna
$1223
245K
Jerez de la Frontera
$944
213K
Elche
$1006
236K
Cartagena
$965
217K
Santander
$1193
172K