Quebec City vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$873	$785
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$1331
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$1969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	38	39
😀 Quality of life	88	79
🏙️ Population	549K	767K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 14% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3269th and 4105th ($1695 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 6th in Canada and Croatia, respectively. Check Canada vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 332nd and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Zagreb

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	Quebec City	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$12339

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

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