Ottawa vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$783
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1306
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$1896
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	49	39
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	1.02M	767K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 43% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1688th and 4035th ($2122 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 7th in Canada and Croatia, respectively. Check Canada vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 141st and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Zagreb

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	Ottawa	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$12142

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

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