Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 15.4% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$10.99
HRK76.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$7.70
HRK53.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$2.56
HRK17.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$1.81
HRK12.64
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$4.97
HRK34.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$5.08
HRK35.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$3.34
HRK23.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$4.51
HRK31.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.68
HRK4.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.17
HRK8.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.52
HRK3.67
|
|
pay 64.9% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$7.21
HRK50.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$52.55
HRK367.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$27,761.50
HRK194,341.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$9.17
HRK64.17
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$26.23
HRK183.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$633.97
HRK4,438.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$491.60
HRK3,441.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$164.63
HRK1,152.49
|
|
pay 50.9% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$157.92
HRK1,105.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$7,167.37
HRK50,174.45
|
|
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$2.92
HRK20.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$2.03
HRK14.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$5.10
HRK35.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$47.97
HRK335.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$7.31
HRK51.14
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$91.04
HRK637.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$38.84
HRK271.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$92.79
HRK649.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$113.47
HRK794.33
|
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