Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 8.3% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Warsaw
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK77.39
|
$9.33
PLN37.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK54.17
|
$6.82
PLN27.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.99
|
$1.61
PLN6.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.71
|
$1.47
PLN5.93
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.62
|
$1.04
PLN4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.96
|
$4.21
PLN16.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.73
|
$3.58
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.51
|
$2.77
PLN11.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.76
|
$2.59
PLN10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.80
|
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.96
|
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.71
|
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.26
|
$1.34
PLN5.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.78
|
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.69
|
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.73
|
$6.19
PLN24.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK369.90
|
$25.65
PLN103.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK195,406.66
|
$25,040.90
PLN100,937.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.52
|
$7.46
PLN30.08
|
|
pay 13.4% more for housing
Zagreb
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK184.65
|
$13.86
PLN55.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,462.36
|
$888.26
PLN3,580.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,460.26
|
$687.84
PLN2,772.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,158.81
|
$198.98
PLN802.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,111.56
|
$442.43
PLN1,783.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,449.42
|
$11,192.96
PLN45,117.68
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.53
|
$3.26
PLN13.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.27
|
$3.15
PLN12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.91
|
$4.20
PLN16.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK337.67
|
$33.98
PLN136.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.42
|
$6.99
PLN28.20
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK640.81
|
$77.81
PLN313.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK273.41
|
$33.95
PLN136.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK653.13
|
$85.04
PLN342.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK798.68
|
$94.44
PLN380.70
|
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