Montreal vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2954
🏠 One person rent	$986	$650
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$1684
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	1.76M	767K

The cost of living in Montreal is 56% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2002nd and 4447th ($1954 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 4th 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 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 60th and 748th 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	$16.6	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$3.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$10598

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1142
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1147
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$999
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1146
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1143
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1217
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$618
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$663
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1500
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$566
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1174
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1270
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1397
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$802
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$745
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1770
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1362
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$789
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1188
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$851
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1361
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1247
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1674
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1347
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1424
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1061
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1265
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$641
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$883
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1366
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$890
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$860
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$780