Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 62.8% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.91
|
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK53.03
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.71
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.24
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 64.4% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.13
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.89
|
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.86
|
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.89
|
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK31.02
|
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.11
|
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.32
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.84
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.72
|
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.14
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.93
|
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 28.9% more for transportation
Zagreb
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.91
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK378.79
|
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK221,227.07
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.66
|
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
|
pay 77.0% more for housing
Zagreb
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK202.77
|
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,936.05
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,994.47
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,064.43
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,915.17
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK77,493.99
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
|
pay 69.4% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.73
|
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.48
|
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.61
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK316.43
|
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK55.36
|
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK676.17
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK296.85
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK677.02
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK813.57
|
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
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