Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 9.9% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 28.1% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.27
|
$10.99
HRK76.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.25
|
$7.70
HRK53.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.43
|
$2.56
HRK17.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.87
|
$1.81
HRK12.63
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.16
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.82
|
$4.97
HRK34.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.31
|
$5.08
HRK35.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.07
|
$3.34
HRK23.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.33
|
$4.51
HRK31.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.65
|
$0.68
HRK4.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.65
|
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.36
|
$1.17
HRK8.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.47
|
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
$0.52
HRK3.66
|
|
pay 38.8% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.73
|
$7.21
HRK50.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN102.48
|
$52.55
HRK367.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,052.08
|
$27,761.50
HRK194,197.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN29.81
|
$9.17
HRK64.12
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.37
|
$26.23
HRK183.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,549.09
|
$633.97
HRK4,434.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,748.30
|
$491.60
HRK3,438.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN795.04
|
$164.63
HRK1,151.64
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,767.77
|
$157.92
HRK1,104.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN44,721.98
|
$7,167.37
HRK50,137.18
|
|
pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.04
|
$2.92
HRK20.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.60
|
$2.03
HRK14.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.77
|
$5.10
HRK35.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN135.78
|
$47.97
HRK335.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN27.95
|
$7.31
HRK51.10
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN310.89
|
$91.04
HRK636.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN135.63
|
$38.84
HRK271.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN339.80
|
$92.79
HRK649.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN377.36
|
$113.47
HRK793.74
|
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