Abu Dhabi vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$783
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$1306
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$1896
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	51	39
😀 Quality of life	85	78
🏙️ Population	1.57M	767K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 43% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1650th and 4035th ($2133 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in the United Arab Emirates and Croatia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 424th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Zagreb

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	Abu Dhabi	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$12142

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1265
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1072
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1188
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1347
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1279
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1396
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1043
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$911
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$661
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$733
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1719
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$586
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1431
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1436
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1681
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$972
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$893
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1752
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1659
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$917
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1170
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1189
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1372
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1409
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1648
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1381
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1409
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1029
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1533
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$667
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$1124
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1517
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1169
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1172
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$978