Essen vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$681
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$2805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
585K
1.76M

The cost of living in Essen is 22% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3595th and 2002nd ($1525 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 54th 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 Essen compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 31st and 60th 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
$13.6
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$6957

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610