Croatia vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1089
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2565
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$542
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$928
$319
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.8
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1168
$58.8
💸 GDP per capita
$18413
$537
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
3.3
❤️ Life expectancy
76.4
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
13
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
4%
🎓 Higher education
85
40
😀 Quality of life
67
11
🏙️ Population
3.87M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1089) is 116% more expensive than in Syria ($505). Croatia ranked 66th vs 178th for Syria 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 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 47th and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Syria

We calculate prices for Croatia and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 10 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$3.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$88.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$701
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
14.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3826
$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2706
$647
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.1
$9.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$9.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.48
$5.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.55
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$14.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.89
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.4
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7821
$1962

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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 Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$582
2.5M
Aleppo
$415
1.92M
Homs
$577
775K
Latakia
$414
700K
Hama
$482
697K
Raqqa
$568
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$515
272K
Al-Hasakah
$483
188K
Qamishli
$468
184K
Idlib
$456
165K