Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between London and Croatia

For one person, living is cheaper in Croatia: $1,574 a month against $4,086 in London, rent and utilities included – about $30,100 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
$4,086
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🇭🇷 Croatia
$1,574
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😐 Solo nomad: London is 63.2% more expensive than Croatia without rent, and 159.5% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: London is 62.8% more expensive than Croatia without rent, and 136.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
London
Croatia
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$26.62 £20.11
$13.30 €11.87
100.15%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$108 £81.3
$67.2 €59.9
60.18%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.39 £7.85
$9.36 €8.36
11.00%
Cappuccino
$5.79 £4.38
$2.54 €2.27
127.95%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.01 £2.27
$3.19 €2.85
-5.64%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.15 £1.63
$2.44 €2.18
-11.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.35 £7.06
$3.97 €3.54
135.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$7.84 £5.93
$4.43 €3.96
76.98%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
London
Croatia
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.79 £1.35
$1.21 €1.08
47.93%
White Bread (500g)
$2.06 £1.56
$1.54 €1.37
33.77%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.31 £1.74
$2.95 €2.63
-21.69%
Eggs
$5.05 £3.82
$3.82 €3.41
32.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.57 £9.50
$11.91 €10.63
5.54%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$10.66 £8.05
$9.45 €8.43
12.80%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.13 £12.94
$13.81 €12.33
24.04%
Apples (1kg)
$3.03 £2.29
$1.93 €1.72
56.99%
Banana (1kg)
$1.41 £1.07
$1.73 €1.55
-18.50%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.05 £2.31
$1.95 €1.74
56.41%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.38 £2.56
$2.50 €2.23
35.20%
Potato (1kg)
$1.67 £1.26
$1.39 €1.24
20.14%
Onion (1kg)
$1.73 £1.31
$1.23 €1.10
40.65%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.41 £1.07
$1.26 €1.13
11.90%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 £1.35
$1.28 €1.14
39.84%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$23.22 £17.55
$5.55 €4.95
318.38%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.99 £9.82
$7.74 €6.91
67.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.18 £2.40
$1.56 €1.39
103.85%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.41 £3.33
$2.29 €2.05
92.58%
🚌 Getting Around
London
Croatia
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.87 £2.93
$1.56 €1.39
148.08%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$250 £189
$44.63 €39.82
460.27%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.71 £4.31
$3.77 €3.37
51.46%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.33 £2.51
$1.44 €1.28
131.25%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$57.9 £43.76
$19.34 €17.26
199.43%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.04 £1.54
$1.78 €1.59
14.61%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.5K £28.4K
$26.9K €24.0K
39.84%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.9K £30.9K
$25.5K €22.8K
60.28%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
Croatia
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$376 £284
$190 €170
97.98%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.88 £13.51
$22.60 €20.17
-20.88%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.01 £30.24
$38.04 €33.95
5.18%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
London
Croatia
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$61.2 £46.22
$50.7 €45.22
20.70%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$21.07 £15.93
$14.84 €13.24
41.98%
Cinema Ticket
$17.95 £13.57
$8.82 €7.87
103.51%
🧸 Childcare & Education
London
Croatia
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,865 £2,165
$332 €296
764.31%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$35.3K £26.7K
$9,416 €8,403
275.35%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
London
Croatia
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$116 £87.7
$97.3 €86.8
19.22%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$54.1 £40.87
$41.90 €37.39
29.07%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$127 £95.7
$97.1 €86.6
30.42%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$159 £120
$104 €93.2
52.63%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
London
Croatia
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,853 £2,156
$716 €639
298.72%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,301 £1,739
$565 €504
307.21%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$5,201 £3,931
$1,174 €1,048
342.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,723 £2,813
$908 €810
310.16%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$19.0K £14.4K
$4,336 €3,869
338.40%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,881 £5,955
$3,361 €3,000
134.46%
💵 Salaries & Financials
London
Croatia
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$4,818 £3,641
$1,589 €1,418
203.19%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.65
3.72
25.00%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for London: October 4, 2026

Last update for Croatia: October 6, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
London
$2.3K
Croatia
$565 75.4% $1.7K
Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
$434
Croatia
$251 42.3% $183
Eating Out
London
$397
Croatia
$216 45.5% $180
Groceries & Markets
London
$349
Croatia
$274 21.5% $75
Getting Around
London
$288
Croatia
$62 78.5% $226
Clothing & Footwear
London
$205
Croatia
$153 25.3% $52
Sport & Entertainment
London
$97
Croatia
$68 29.6% $29
Good to know
🇬🇧 London
🇭🇷 Croatia
🕒 Local time
11:33 11:33 AM
12:33 12:33 PM
1 h ahead of London
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
8,908,083 Capital
3,871,833
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