Frankfurt vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$3638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
49
😀 Quality of life
93
91
🏙️ Population
776K
1.02M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 6% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1384th and 1688th ($2251 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 22nd in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 48th and 141st 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
$17.4
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$17263

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875