Dortmund vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$762
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$3333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
50
😀 Quality of life
93
92
🏙️ Population
595K
1.02M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 22% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3401st and 1744th ($1632 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 24th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 84th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$15527

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

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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