Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 48.3% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
kn77.74
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
kn54.41
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kn18.07
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
kn12.76
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
kn8.66
|
$1.29
AED4.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
kn35.12
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
kn35.89
|
$7.02
AED25.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
kn23.61
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
kn31.90
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
kn4.82
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
kn4.98
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
kn5.74
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
kn8.30
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
kn3.80
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
kn3.70
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kn50.96
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
kn371.56
|
$21.78
AED80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
kn196,283.81
|
$24,369.69
AED89,502.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
kn64.81
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Zagreb
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
kn185.48
|
$104.06
AED382.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
kn4,482.39
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
kn3,475.79
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
kn1,164.01
|
$132.77
AED487.64
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
kn1,116.55
|
$596.56
AED2,190.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
kn50,675.88
|
$9,988.57
AED36,685.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
kn20.62
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
kn14.34
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
kn36.07
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
kn339.18
|
$73.56
AED270.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
kn51.65
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
kn643.69
|
$53.67
AED197.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
kn274.64
|
$45.10
AED165.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
kn656.06
|
$93.37
AED342.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
kn802.26
|
$96.36
AED353.89
|
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