Fukuoka vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fukuoka	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1018	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2453	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$427	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1557	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	82	49
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.02M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 52% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5437th and 1688th ($1018 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 22nd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 919th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fukuoka	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.38	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.8	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.13%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6382	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2683	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.7	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11926	$17263

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$897
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$894
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$883
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$891
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$896
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$876
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$898
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$871
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$901
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$890
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$907
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$848
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$807
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$815
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$914
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$905
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$918
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$886
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$802
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$841
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$821
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$791
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$928
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$928
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$916
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$864
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$934
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$936
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$855
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$843
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$821
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$808
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$881
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$811
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$828
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$824

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