Addis Ababa vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Addis Ababa Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$758
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
39
😀 Quality of life
45
79
🏙️ Population
5.7M
767K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 15% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4635th and 4105th ($1269 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ethiopia and Croatia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 7273rd and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Addis Ababa vs Zagreb

Prices for goods and services in Addis Ababa and Zagreb are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Addis Ababa Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$12339

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961