Nuremberg vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$874	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	49
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	526K	1.02M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 17% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2992nd and 1688th ($1753 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 22nd in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 131st and 141st 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	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$17263

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729

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