City comparison
Cost of living in Split vs Warsaw
One person needs about €1,337 a month in Split and €1,422 in Warsaw, rent included — Split is 6% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Warsaw the way you live in Split on €3,000, you need
€3,191/ month net
6% more than today (+€191)
- Split today
- Basket €1,337 · left over €1,663 (55%)
- Warsaw at the matched salary
- Basket €1,422 · left over €1,769 (55%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 218% over in Warsaw (strong) vs 142% in Split. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇭🇷 Split
Seasonal pricing: winter is a bargain, July doubles short-term rent overnight.
Monthly budget: €1,337
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics, HICP & tourism price survey (2025) · 121 community reports
🇵🇱 Warsaw
The best pay-to-cost ratio in the EU for engineers right now.
Monthly budget: €1,422
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Split or Warsaw?
On salary, Warsaw pays more for tech roles (€3,100 versus €1,900 a month), so the money left over after costs is €1,678 in Warsaw at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €780 in Split against €900 in Warsaw. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Split at 74 and Warsaw at 80 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.