Essen vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$759
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$2926
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
50
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
579K
1.02M

The cost of living in Essen is 30% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3358th and 1355th ($1519 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 32nd and 117th 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
$12.5
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$5.99
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$21213

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874