Croatia vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1356
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3175
$1270
🏠 One person rent
$707
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1185
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$61
💸 GDP per capita
$23931
$847
😃 Human freedom index
8
3.1
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
12
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
4%
🎓 Higher education
84
37
😀 Quality of life
73
17
🏙️ Population
3.87M
24.7M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1356) is 149% more expensive than in Syria ($544). Croatia ranked 44th vs 177th 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 1.2 months in Croatia compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 43rd and 180th 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
$13.4
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.2
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$3.38
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$95.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1245
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$67.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
13.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4943
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3463
$462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.72
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$2.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.4
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.12
$2.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.2
$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$52.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10959
$2025

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Cities Comparison in Croatia vs Syria

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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 Syria

City Cost of living Population
Aleppo
$535
2M
Damascus
$671
2.69M
Hama
$438
697K
Homs
$402
775K
Latakia
$441
700K
Raqqa
$483
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$486
272K
Qamishli
$464
184K
Al-Hasakah
$472
188K
Idlib
$543
165K