Addis Ababa vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$674
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
39
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
5.7M
767K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 23% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4878th and 4035th ($1148 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 7160th and 835th 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
$3.98
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$12142

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978