Essen vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$666
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$2945
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
96
95
🏙️ Population
587K
1.8M

The cost of living in Essen is 20% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3903rd and 2306th ($1516 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 52nd in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 24th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Montreal

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Essen Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$4789

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811