Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 11.0% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$10.72
HRK76.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$8.57
HRK61.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$2.85
HRK20.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$1.95
HRK13.98
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$1.61
HRK11.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$4.71
HRK33.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$4.56
HRK32.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$3.94
HRK28.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.72
HRK5.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.72
HRK5.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.83
HRK5.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$1.15
HRK8.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.54
HRK3.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.57
HRK4.12
|
|
pay 56.0% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$6.05
HRK43.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$53.59
HRK384.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.23
|
$31,081.13
HRK222,976.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$9.86
HRK70.74
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.46
|
$28.12
HRK201.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
$731.00
HRK5,244.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.55
|
$583.46
HRK4,185.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$150.51
HRK1,079.73
|
|
pay 33.8% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$345.73
HRK2,480.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.73
|
$10,391.04
HRK74,545.29
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$3.22
HRK23.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$2.08
HRK14.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$5.25
HRK37.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$44.11
HRK316.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$7.50
HRK53.82
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
$91.59
HRK657.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
$39.67
HRK284.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$89.12
HRK639.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.71
|
$116.08
HRK832.79
|
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