Columbus vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$1896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
39
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
906K
767K

The cost of living in Columbus is 44% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1634th and 4035th ($2140 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 7th in the United States and Croatia, respectively. Check the United States vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 266th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Zagreb

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Columbus Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$12142

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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