Essen vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$666
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$3333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
50
😀 Quality of life
96
92
🏙️ Population
587K
1.02M

The cost of living in Essen is 28% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3903rd and 1744th ($1516 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 24th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 24th and 129th 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
$16.2
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$15527

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822