Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 4.4% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 13.0% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK76.62
|
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK61.29
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.39
|
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.93
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.47
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK33.65
|
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.58
|
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.12
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK28.15
|
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.16
|
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.11
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.90
|
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.22
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.86
|
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.10
|
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK43.26
|
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK383.08
|
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK222,185.01
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK70.49
|
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
|
pay 24.9% more for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK201.01
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,225.57
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,170.87
|
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,075.90
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,471.48
|
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK74,280.84
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK22.98
|
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK14.90
|
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK37.54
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK315.32
|
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK53.63
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK654.75
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK283.57
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK637.09
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK829.84
|
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
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