Addis Ababa vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$407
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
38
😀 Quality of life
40
75
🏙️ Population
3.04M
767K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 26% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5819th and 4330th ($923 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Zagreb. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 7141st and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$10009

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755