Croatia vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1089
$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2565
$5606
🏠 One person rent
$542
$1567
🏘️ Family rent
$928
$2757
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.8
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1168
$4759
💸 GDP per capita
$18413
$76399
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
8.23
❤️ Life expectancy
76.4
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
69
🌐 English speaking %
57.1%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
85
100
😀 Quality of life
67
86
🏙️ Population
3.87M
331M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1089) is 55% less expensive than in the United States ($2434). Croatia ranked 66th vs 6th 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 1.1 months in Croatia compared to 2 months in the United States. Ranked 47th and 21st 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
$10.3
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$5.91
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$1626
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$2940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$701
$2379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3826
$5279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2706
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.1
$70.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.48
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.55
$9.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.89
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.4
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$1279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7821
$15858

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4030
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3274
3.9M
Chicago
$2791
2.75M
Houston
$2655
2.3M
San Diego
$3451
1.39M
Philadelphia
$2571
1.6M
Phoenix
$2566
1.61M
San Jose
$3650
1.01M
Dallas
$2641
1.3M
San Francisco
$3840
874K
San Antonio
$2247
1.43M
Austin
$2674
962K
Seattle
$3194
737K
Washington
$3227
690K
Fort Worth
$2214
919K
Charlotte
$3011
875K
Jacksonville
$2394
950K
Hempstead
$2649
793K
Boston
$3279
676K
Indianapolis
$2228
888K
Denver
$2760
716K
Columbus
$2182
906K
Nashville
$3313
689K
Portland
$2606
653K
Louisville
$1795
633K
El Paso
$1408
679K
Baltimore
$2273
586K
Detroit
$1932
639K
Atlanta
$2771
499K
Memphis
$1782
633K