Addis Ababa vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$710
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$1581
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
38
😀 Quality of life
39
76
🏙️ Population
5.7M
767K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 6% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4540th and 4331st ($1180 vs $1253) 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 7025th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Zagreb

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Addis Ababa Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$10861

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$838
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$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747