Ottawa vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$2882
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$1061
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$399
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$1443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	38
😀 Quality of life	90	75
🏙️ Population	1.02M	767K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 75% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1355th and 4330th ($2170 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Canada and Croatia, respectively. Check Canada vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 117th and 983rd 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	$18.7	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$10009

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1100
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$997
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1058
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$913
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1081
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1133
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1197
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$929
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$682
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$558
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$517
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1438
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$503
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1102
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1274
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$762
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1321
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1658
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$742
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$777
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1664
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1279
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$747
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1167
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$835
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1301
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1200
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1581
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1271
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1393
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1229
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1008
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1219
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$604
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$852
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1284
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$849
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$755