Vancouver vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vancouver Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2564
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5785
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1629
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$2825
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3016
$1443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
38
😀 Quality of life
93
75
🏙️ Population
662K
767K

The cost of living in Vancouver is 106% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 587th and 4330th ($2564 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Canada and Croatia, respectively. Check Canada vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Vancouver compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Vancouver ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 60th and 983rd 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
$16.3
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.9
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$3.95
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1786
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3279
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.6
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12194
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7826
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.6
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.8
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.85
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1092
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14942
$10009

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Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755