Dubai vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
39
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
3.94M
767K

The cost of living in Dubai is 63% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1039th and 4105th ($2420 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the United Arab Emirates and Croatia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 203rd and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Zagreb

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Dubai Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$12339

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Zagreb

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