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Samobor vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Samobor is 10.6% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 17.4% more in Samobor
Groceries: pay 0.6% more in Samobor
Transportation: pay 2.3% more in Samobor
Housing: pay 7.7% less in Samobor
Childcare: pay 65.8% less in Samobor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% less in Samobor
Clothing: pay 4.6% less in Samobor

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Samobor are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Samobor.

Samobor vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Samobor instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 17.4% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Samobor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN40.99	$11.68 HRK77.08	+6.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN35.87	$8.76 HRK57.81	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.45	$3.15 HRK20.81	+40.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.20	$2.52 HRK16.64	+31.2%
Average			+17.4%

Warsaw vs. Samobor - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.6% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Samobor
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.48	$1.17 HRK7.71	-20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN20.19	$5.84 HRK38.54	+8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN16.25	$4.86 HRK32.10	+12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.85	$3.50 HRK23.13	-5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.70	$3.58 HRK23.60	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.28	$0.79 HRK5.24	+30.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.10	$0.79 HRK5.24	-3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.61	$0.79 HRK5.24	-17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.89	$1.23 HRK8.15	-21.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.79	$0.53 HRK3.50	+10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.02	$0.58 HRK3.83	+7.7%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 2.3% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Samobor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.78	$6.64 HRK43.82	+0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN112.72	$35.04 HRK231.25	+16.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN123K	$35,039.69 HRK231K	+6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN51.24	$11.68 HRK77.08	-14.6%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 7.7% less for housing

	Warsaw	Samobor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN65.30	$34.74 HRK229.28	+99.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,274.97	$700.79 HRK4,625.02	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,402.64	$467.20 HRK3,083.35	-48.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN1,002.76	$152.63 HRK1,007.30	-43.0%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 65.8% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Samobor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,197.74	$297.84 HRK1,965.63	-49.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN59,719.13	$2,803.18 HRK18,500.09	-82.4%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Samobor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN18.45	$3.50 HRK23.13	-28.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.80	$2.34 HRK15.42	-44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN22.28	$5.61 HRK37.00	-5.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN175.23	$52.56 HRK346.88	+12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN35.87	$8.18 HRK53.96	-14.6%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 4.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Samobor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN373.19	$100.56 HRK663.65	+1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN181.20	$38.93 HRK256.95	-19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN369.05	$100.39 HRK662.53	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN431.99	$112.91 HRK745.14	-2.0%
Average			-4.6%

Warsaw vs. Samobor - Cost of clothing

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