Montreal vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$928
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$1443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
1.76M
767K

The cost of living in Montreal is 47% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2281st and 4330th ($1821 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Zagreb. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 30th and 983rd 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
$15.9
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$10009

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755