Vancouver vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vancouver Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2650
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1697
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$2823
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3361
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
38
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
662K
767K

The cost of living in Vancouver is 111% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 512th and 4447th ($2650 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Canada and Croatia, respectively. Check Canada vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Vancouver compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Vancouver ranked 5th best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 100th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vancouver vs Zagreb

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Vancouver Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.59
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1905
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1486
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3353
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2487
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.6
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.1
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10997
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7402
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.4
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1165
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16245
$10598

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Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743

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