Ottawa vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$3392
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$754
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1279
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$1950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	38
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	1.02M	767K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 46% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1744th and 4147th ($2096 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 6th in Canada and Croatia, respectively. Check Canada vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 129th and 742nd 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	$16.1	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$3.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$12234

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1199
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1033
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1195
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1340
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1236
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1383
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1044
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$817
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$665
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$685
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1640
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$617
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1316
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1422
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1416
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1685
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$920
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$802
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1683
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1600
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$823
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1081
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1033
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1386
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1398
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1756
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1377
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1378
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$858
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1322
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$669
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$973
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1415
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1072
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1052
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$890