Frankfurt vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$3333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
87
50
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
776K
1.02M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 4% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1510th and 1744th ($2182 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 24th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 38th and 129th 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
$17.3
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$15527

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

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