Frankfurt vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$3150
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
50
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
773K
1.02M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 6% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1589th and 1290th ($2102 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 36th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$20100

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884