Ottawa vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$2954
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$650
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$1684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	38
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	1.02M	767K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 78% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1290th and 4447th ($2236 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 167th and 748th 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	$17.6	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$3.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$10598

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

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