Frankfurt vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$2926
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
50
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
759K
1.02M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 12% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2040th and 1355th ($1902 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 38th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Ottawa

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Frankfurt Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$21213

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

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