Ottawa vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$785
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1331
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	49	39
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	1.02M	767K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 44% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1668th and 4105th ($2133 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th in Canada and Croatia, respectively. Check Canada vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 123rd and 780th 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	$16.4	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$12339

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1256
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1054
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1261
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1375
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1317
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1425
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1075
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$864
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$676
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$723
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1695
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$629
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1360
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1406
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1434
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1708
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$965
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$850
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1771
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1661
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$875
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1158
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1124
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1448
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1434
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1677
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1430
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1391
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$952
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1457
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$682
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$1036
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1483
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1160
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1114
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$961