Columbus vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
38
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
906K
767K

The cost of living in Columbus is 80% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1248th and 4447th ($2252 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 242nd and 748th 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
$19.9
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780