Essen vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$759
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$2722
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
579K
1.76M

The cost of living in Essen is 17% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3358th and 2281st ($1519 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 76th 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 32nd and 30th 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
$12.5
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$7624

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576