Montreal vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$969
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$1950
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
1.8M
767K

The cost of living in Montreal is 32% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2306th and 4147th ($1903 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 Montreal compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 46th and 742nd 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
$16.2
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$12234

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811

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