Nuremberg vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nuremberg	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1767	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4215	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$898	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3627	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	50
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	526K	1.02M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 16% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2865th and 1744th ($1767 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th 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 Nuremberg compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Nuremberg ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 132nd and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Ottawa

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	Nuremberg	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.6	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$608	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1598	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$297	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7384	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4983	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.09	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15497	$15527

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719

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