Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 4.2% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 19.4% more for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.91
|
$13.00
HRK90.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.75
|
$7.58
HRK52.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
$2.67
HRK18.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.84
|
$1.89
HRK13.17
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
$1.45
HRK10.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.58
|
$5.70
HRK39.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
$4.55
HRK31.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
$3.56
HRK24.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
$4.43
HRK30.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
$0.73
HRK5.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN3.00
|
$0.76
HRK5.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
$0.83
HRK5.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
$1.25
HRK8.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.59
HRK4.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
$0.56
HRK3.91
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.76
|
$6.13
HRK42.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN112.49
|
$54.15
HRK376.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN124,867.38
|
$31,625.55
HRK219,947.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.73
|
$9.96
HRK69.26
|
|
pay 5.8% less for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.93
|
$28.99
HRK201.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,463.22
|
$705.63
HRK4,907.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,418.04
|
$571.03
HRK3,971.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN925.05
|
$152.17
HRK1,058.28
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,125.93
|
$273.78
HRK1,904.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,699.37
|
$11,078.17
HRK77,045.88
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
$3.25
HRK22.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.75
|
$2.21
HRK15.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.43
|
$5.09
HRK35.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN169.61
|
$45.24
HRK314.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.68
|
$7.91
HRK55.04
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN376.16
|
$96.66
HRK672.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN171.36
|
$42.44
HRK295.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN365.43
|
$96.78
HRK673.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN425.43
|
$116.30
HRK808.86
|
|
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