Addis Ababa vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$604
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
38
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
5.23M
767K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 12% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4928th and 4447th ($1103 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and Croatia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6957th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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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