Warsaw vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Warsaw Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1780
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4145
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1071
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$1872
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1966
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
38
😀 Quality of life
83
77
🏙️ Population
1.86M
767K

The cost of living in Warsaw is 42% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2592nd and 4447th ($1780 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Poland and Croatia, respectively. Check Poland vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Warsaw compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Warsaw ranked 1st best city to live in Poland vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 387th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Warsaw vs Zagreb

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Warsaw Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.4
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.93
$3.19
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$822
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2024
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.35%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6035
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4031
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.6
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.21
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.34
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.6
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.52
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.94
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.29
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.4
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13474
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780