Essen vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$690
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$2742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
94
93
🏙️ Population
587K
1.8M

The cost of living in Essen is 22% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3685th and 2225th ($1443 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 51st 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 33rd and 51st 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
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$5725

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EssenMontreal

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$349

$907

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692