The average net monthly salary in November was 4,451 kuna, which could cover 77.89 per cent of the living costs.
The minimum living costs of a family living in rented accommodation in January were 7,233 kuna, up 31.5 kuna or 0.44 per cent over December. The average wage was enough to cover a mere 61.53 per cent of the costs.
A family that owns a car spent at least an additional 890 kuna per month.
The highest living costs were recorded in southwestern Croatia (Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Lika-Senj County and Istria County) -- 6,065 kuna, while the lowest were registered in the Slavonia region (Osijek-Baranja County, Brod-Posavina County, Virovitica-Podravina County, Vukovar-Srijem County and Pozega-Slavonia County) -- 5,470 kuna.
The living costs of families living in rented accommodation were also the highest in southwestern Croatia (7,898 kuna), but were the lowest in central Croatia, in the counties of Sisak-Moslavina, Karlovac, and Bjelovar-Bilogora (6,724 kuna).
Costs were calculated on the basis of expenses for food, accommodation, transport, hygiene, clothing, education and culture.
(1 euro = 7.37 kuna)