Calgary vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
39
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
1.31M
767K

The cost of living in Calgary is 43% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1716th and 4105th ($2118 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 6th in Canada and Croatia, respectively. Check Canada vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 209th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Zagreb

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Calgary Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$12339

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

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