Columbus vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
39
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
906K
767K

The cost of living in Columbus is 43% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1686th and 4105th ($2127 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 6th 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 17th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 96th and 780th 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
$18.3
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$12339

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961