Berlin vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$3333
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.02M

The cost of living in Berlin is 6% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1418th and 1744th ($2222 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 35th and 129th 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	$16.6	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$15527

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822