Vancouver vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vancouver Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5841
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1607
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$2790
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$630
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3629
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
39
😀 Quality of life
93
79
🏙️ Population
662K
767K

The cost of living in Vancouver is 71% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 822nd and 4105th ($2540 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Canada and Croatia, respectively. Check Canada vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Vancouver compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Vancouver ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 53rd and 780th 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
$16.7
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.7
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.22
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1720
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3147
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2525
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.6
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9202
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7119
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.5
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.9
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1231
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21986
$12339

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Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3559
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3154
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3292
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2915

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