Nuremberg vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$873	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	49
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	526K	1.02M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 17% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2945th and 1668th ($1777 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 150th and 123rd 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	$18.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$17337

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891