Warsaw vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Warsaw Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1607
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3809
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$995
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1825
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1906
$1581
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
38
😀 Quality of life
83
76
🏙️ Population
1.86M
767K

The cost of living in Warsaw is 28% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3022nd and 4331st ($1607 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Poland and Croatia, respectively. Check Poland vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 410th and 843rd 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
$10.1
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.81
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.05
$2.94
 Cappuccino
$3.95
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$749
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1958
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1406
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.2
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.47%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6081
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4065
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.23
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$522
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13608
$10861

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1324
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1302
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1090
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1095
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$882
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$884
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1082
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1025
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1125
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1083
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1170
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$964
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$947
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$989
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1051
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1234
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$983
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1173
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$935
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1093
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$469
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$866
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1098
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1057
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1025
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$950
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1107
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$902
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1131
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$974
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1105
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1108
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1016
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$893
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1020
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747