Columbus vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$1581
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
38
😀 Quality of life
88
76
🏙️ Population
906K
767K

The cost of living in Columbus is 71% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1476th and 4331st ($2145 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 4th 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 249th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$10861

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

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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