Columbus vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
38
😀 Quality of life
87
75
🏙️ Population
906K
767K

The cost of living in Columbus is 77% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1282nd and 4330th ($2202 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Zagreb. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 202nd and 983rd 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
$18.1
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$10009

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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
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

Cities near Zagreb

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