Montreal vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$992
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$1658
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3005
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
39
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
1.8M
767K

The cost of living in Montreal is 30% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2284th and 4105th ($1928 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 6th in Canada and Croatia, respectively. Check Canada vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 11th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Zagreb

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Montreal Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.9
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.46
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1085
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$852
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5305
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.53
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550
$12339

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805

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