Abu Dhabi vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Abu Dhabi Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1967
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4483
$2710
🏠 One person rent
$1349
$610
🏘️ Family rent
$2521
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3452
$1172
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
42
😀 Quality of life
82
75
🏙️ Population
1.48M
809K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 65% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1816th and 4200th ($1967 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.8 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1 months in Zagreb. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 285th and 941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.2
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.8
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1486
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1056
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2781
$1024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3700
$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$2733
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.56
$8.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$9.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$6.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.26
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.45
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$631
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9438
$6796

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$1924
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1343
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1449
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1129
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1096
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1964
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1797
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$799
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1260
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1245
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1277
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1150
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$688
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$952
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$987
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$968
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$880
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$907
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$693
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$689
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$947
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$785
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$686
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$690
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$687
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$688
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$691
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$657
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$687
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$650
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1278
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$960
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$686

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$923
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$694
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$960
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$798
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1059
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$974
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$786
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$667
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$479
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$555
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1341
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$480
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$872
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1043
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$716
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1426
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1441
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$683
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$634
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1438
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1387
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$748
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$683
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1052
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$658
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1004
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1069
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1407
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1105
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1235
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1103
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1117
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1031
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$533
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$726
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1074
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$804
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$713
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$670