Vancouver vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vancouver Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2488
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5527
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2615
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3246
$1581
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
38
😀 Quality of life
92
76
🏙️ Population
662K
767K

The cost of living in Vancouver is 99% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 819th and 4331st ($2488 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 86th and 843rd 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
$16.1
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.4
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.71
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1747
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3049
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2320
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.5
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9559
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6774
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.2
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.91
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.47
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1117
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17240
$10861

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Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2495
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2317
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2280
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2490
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2021
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2466
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1761
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2047
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2093
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2023
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2527
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2692
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1810
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2598
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2589
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2637
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2642
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2726
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2785
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2973
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2155
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2625
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2718
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2882
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2462
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3239
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3015
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3273
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2826
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2759

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747