Croatia vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1355
$2504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$5692
🏠 One person rent
$709
$1592
🏘️ Family rent
$1176
$2644
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$4443
💸 GDP per capita
$23931
$85810
😃 Human freedom index
8
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
78.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
65
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
95.3%
🎓 Higher education
84
100
😀 Quality of life
71
86
🏙️ Population
3.87M
340M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1355) is 46% less expensive than in the United States ($2504). Croatia ranked 45th vs 10th for the United States 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 1.8 months in the United States. Ranked 44th and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs the United States

We calculate prices for Croatia and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.6
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.3
$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$6.2
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.19
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$690
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$1341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$3124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$2484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4892
$4576
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3446
$3745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.4
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$18.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.03
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.77
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.46
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$6.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.71
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.25
$21.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$1400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10815
$20489

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Cities Comparison in Croatia vs the United States

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1443
767K
Split
$1560
161K
Rijeka
$1318
108K
Osijek
$1091
96.3K
Velika Gorica
$1205
61.1K
Zadar
$1259
70.8K
Slavonski Brod
$972
49.9K
Pula
$866
52.2K
Karlovac
$1042
49.4K
Dubrovnik
$1697
41.6K
Bjelovar
$1132
36.3K
Kastela
$1467
37.8K
Sibenik
$1207
42.6K
Hvar
$1444
3.98K
Cavtat
$1579
2.19K

In the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4184
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3381
3.9M
Chicago
$2785
2.75M
Houston
$2250
2.3M
San Diego
$3487
1.39M
Philadelphia
$2525
1.6M
Phoenix
$2331
1.61M
San Francisco
$4115
874K
Dallas
$2442
1.3M
San Antonio
$2002
1.43M
San Jose
$3944
1.01M
Seattle
$3166
737K
Austin
$2407
962K
Washington
$3228
690K
Boston
$3659
676K
Indianapolis
$2401
888K
Hempstead
$2642
793K
Fort Worth
$2235
919K
Jacksonville
$2270
950K
Denver
$2747
716K
Charlotte
$2452
875K
Columbus
$2196
906K
Portland
$2643
653K
Nashville
$2554
689K
Las Vegas
$2291
642K
Oklahoma City
$1961
681K
Atlanta
$2577
499K
Oakland
$2938
441K
Baltimore
$2391
586K
El Paso
$1797
679K