Berlin vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$3871
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.02M

The cost of living in Berlin is 8% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1275th and 1668th ($2302 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 35th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Ottawa

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	Berlin	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$17337

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891