Croatia vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1089
$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2565
$3198
🏠 One person rent
$542
$746
🏘️ Family rent
$928
$1245
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.8
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1168
$2657
💸 GDP per capita
$18413
$55873
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
76.4
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
83
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
89%
🎓 Higher education
85
95
😀 Quality of life
67
92
🏙️ Population
3.87M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1089) is 24% less expensive than in Sweden ($1436). Croatia ranked 66th vs 34th for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 47th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Croatia and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$6.76
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$825
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$618
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$1439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$701
$1049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$88.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3826
$5513
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2706
$3526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$3.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.1
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$9.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.48
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.55
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.89
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.4
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7821
$4692

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In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1221
767K
Split
$1040
161K
Rijeka
$1085
108K
Osijek
$831
96.3K
Velika Gorica
$991
61.1K
Zadar
$1116
70.8K
Pula
$833
52.2K
Karlovac
$776
49.4K
Sibenik
$946
42.6K
Slavonski Brod
$671
45K
Dubrovnik
$1149
41.6K
Bjelovar
$751
36.3K
Kastela
$946
37.8K
Hvar
$2210
3.98K
Cavtat
$1002
2.19K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1917
979K
Gothenburg
$1579
608K
Malmo
$1372
325K
Uppsala
$1334
167K
Vasteras
$1268
129K
Helsingborg
$1290
114K
Linkoping
$1309
116K
Orebro
$1266
127K
Solna
$1685
85.3K
Lund
$1359
94.4K
Eskilstuna
$1182
69.9K
Jonkoping
$1323
101K
Sodertalje
$1226
76.3K
Umea
$1093
91.9K
Taby
$1683
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1261
98.1K
Sollentuna
$1872
76.2K
Halmstad
$1212
71.4K
Karlstad
$1205
67.1K
Trollhattan
$921
50.5K
Lulea
$994
49.1K
Gavle
$1187
79K
Uddevalla
$1050
57.3K
Boras
$1084
74K
Vaxjo
$1254
71.3K
Sundsvall
$1076
58.8K
Tumba
$1661
46K
Lidingo
$1717
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1367
52.2K
Skovde
$1209
57.5K