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Croatia
Croatia's house price growth is 9.96 %, the 3rd highest of 54. And its real policy rate is -1.44 %, ranked 48th of 53.
Of 23 fields published for Croatia, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
53 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$4,237 PPP/mo
The average employee in Croatia earns about $4,237 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Money's value
52.60 %
100 saved in Croatia in 2000 buys what 53 buys today — 47 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Average monthly salary
$4,237 PPP/mo
The average employee in Croatia earns about $4,237 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
Mortgage rates
2.91 %
On a €300,000 loan over 25 years, 2.91 % works out to roughly €1,409 a month.
House price growth
9.96 %
Real house prices in Croatia rose 10.0 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
House price growth since 2015
246.1
House prices in Croatia are about 146 % higher than in 2015. That is the change, not the price: a cheaper country can show a bigger rise.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
3.69 %
At 3.7 % a year, prices double in about 20 years if it holds.
Public holidays
14 days
ranked 25th of 104
House price growth since 2015
246.1
ranked 22nd of 29
Debt per person
$15,151
ranked 91st of 123
Where Croatia sits, field by field
Each dot is Croatia’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- House price growth9.96 %52 of 54
- Real policy rate-1.44 %48 of 53
- Mortgage rates2.91 %4 of 25
- Public holidays14 days25 of 104
- Average monthly salary$4,237 PPP/mo23 of 92
- House price growth since 2015246.122 of 29
- Debt per person$15,15191 of 123
- Petrol€1.72/l8 of 27
- Electricity price€0.171/kWh10 of 33
- Corporate tax18.00 %28 of 96
- Median salary$3,526 PPP/mo23 of 78
- Money's value52.60 %40 of 116
- GDP per capita$27,10446 of 127
- Price level53 % of US prices77 of 125
- Retirement age (men)65 years21 of 49
- Inflation rate3.69 %52 of 123
- GDP growth3.40 %54 of 127
- Retirement age (women)63.5 years22 of 49
- Median income$29,986 PPP24 of 42
- Unemployment rate5.00 %56 of 124
- Government debt55.90 %65 of 124
- Minimum wage in euros€1,050/mo14 of 26
- Currency-0.71 %36 of 71
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Poland
avg gap 12.8 pp · 22 shared fields
Most separates them: house price growth — 9.96 % (Croatia) vs 1.79 %
Lithuania
avg gap 13.4 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: mortgage rate — 2.91 % (Croatia) vs 4.11 %
Slovakia
avg gap 14.6 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: mortgage rate — 2.91 % (Croatia) vs 3.70 %
Spain
avg gap 16.6 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: public holidays — 14 days (Croatia) vs 10 days
| Electricity price | €0.171/kWh | ranked 10th of 33 | |
| Corporate tax | 18.00 % | ranked 28th of 96 | |
| Median salary | $3,526 PPP/mo | ranked 23rd of 78 | |
| Money's value | 52.60 % | ranked 40th of 116 | |
| GDP per capita | $27,104 | ranked 46th of 127 | |
| Price level | 53 % of US prices | ranked 77th of 125 | |
| Retirement age (men) | 65 years | ranked 21st of 49 | |
| Inflation rate | 3.69 % | ranked 52nd of 123 | |
| GDP growth | 3.40 % | ranked 54th of 127 | |
| Retirement age (women) | 63.5 years | ranked 22nd of 49 | |
| Median income | $29,986 PPP | ranked 24th of 42 | |
| Unemployment rate | 5.00 % | ranked 56th of 124 | |
| Government debt | 55.90 % | ranked 65th of 124 | |
| Minimum wage in euros | €1,050/mo | ranked 14th of 26 | |
| Currency | -0.71 % | ranked 36th of 71 |
✓ 23 fields published for Croatia, every one dated and sourced · 12 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Croatia: lending rate, deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, take-home pay, tax on pay, rent, tax wedge, minimum wage (ppp), average salary, vat, top income tax.
Sources for all 23 figures
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-08
- Mortgage rates — ECB Data Portal, MIR statistics · 2026-07
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- House price growth since 2015 — Eurostat House Price Index (prc_hpi_q) · 2026-Q1
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Petrol — EU Oil Bulletin (European Commission, weekly fuel prices) · 2026-08-31
- Electricity price — Eurostat household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 / nrg_pc_202) · 2025-S2
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2023
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Minimum wage in euros — Eurostat minimum wages (earn_mw_cur) · 2026-S2
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-07
What changed
| 7 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.72 → -0.71 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.24 → -0.72 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.6 → -0.24 |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.45 → -0.6 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.9 → -0.45 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.693 → 1.723 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Mortgage rate (new loans) | 2.9 → 2.91 |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.52 → -0.9 |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.44 → -0.52 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.41 → -0.44 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.21 → -0.41 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.56 → -0.21 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.12 → 0.56 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.27 → 0.12 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.623 → 1.693 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.62 → -0.27 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.64 → 0.62 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.37 → 0.64 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.02 → 0.37 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.91 → -0.02 |