Essen vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$682
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$3005
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
587K
1.8M

The cost of living in Essen is 19% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3860th and 2284th ($1561 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 58th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 17th and 11th 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
$17
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$5550

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805