Himeji vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Himeji	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2604	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$433	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2064	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	61	49
😀 Quality of life	74	92
🏙️ Population	528K	1.02M

The cost of living in Himeji is 53% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5590th and 1668th ($1009 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 27th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Himeji compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Himeji ranked 157th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2002nd and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Ottawa

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	Himeji	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.79	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.78	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$364	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$370	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.02%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6288	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3116	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.64	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.1	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12376	$17337

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$954
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$966
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$957
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1017
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$970
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1010
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1015
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$997
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$968
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$982
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1016
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$999
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$996
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1131
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$959
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1142
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1103
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1012
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$999
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$959
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1152
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$929
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$1004
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1029
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$983
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1220
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$920
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$1012
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$973
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$1009
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$1029
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$948
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1302
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1061

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