Essen vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$642
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$3638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
49
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
587K
1.02M

The cost of living in Essen is 28% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3925th and 1688th ($1519 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 23rd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Ottawa

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Essen Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875