Essen vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$642
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$2928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
587K
1.9M

The cost of living in Essen is 20% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3925th and 2370th ($1519 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 64th 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 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 23rd and 49th 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
$16.8
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$6432

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828