Calgary vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$3392
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$754
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$1279
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$1950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	38
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	1.31M	767K

The cost of living in Calgary is 45% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1781st and 4147th ($2079 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th in Canada and Croatia, respectively. Check Canada vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 160th and 742nd 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	$16.7	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$3.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$12234

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1199
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1033
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1195
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1340
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1236
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1383
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1044
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$817
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$665
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$685
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1640
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$617
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1316
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1422
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1416
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1685
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$920
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$802
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1683
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1600
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$823
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1081
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1033
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1386
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1398
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1756
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1377
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1378
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$858
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1322
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$669
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$973
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1415
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1072
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1052
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$890