Dubai vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$1684
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
64
38
😀 Quality of life
86
77
🏙️ Population
3.33M
767K

The cost of living in Dubai is 84% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1098th and 4447th ($2309 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 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 306th and 748th 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
$10.5
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$10598

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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