Munich vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	50
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.02M

The cost of living in Munich is 4% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1056th and 1290th ($2332 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 54th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Ottawa

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	Munich	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$20100

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

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