Essen vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Essen	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1443	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3513	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$690	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1216	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2980	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	50
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	587K	1.02M

The cost of living in Essen is 30% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3685th and 1701st ($1443 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 25th 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 Ottawa. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 33rd and 162nd 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	$13	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1177	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$833	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3401	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.43	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.3	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8902	$19030

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1314
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1438
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1497
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1489
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1479
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1516
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1451
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1434
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1517
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1455
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1435
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1522
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1459
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1580
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1448

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800