Montreal vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$984
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$1896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
39
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
1.9M
767K

The cost of living in Montreal is 28% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2370th and 4035th ($1901 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 7th 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 Montreal compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 49th and 835th 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
$15.7
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$12142

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978