Kawaguchi vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kawaguchi	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2610	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$497	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$839	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2014	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	594K	1.02M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 51% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5298th and 1668th ($1050 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 27th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Kawaguchi ranked 37th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 939th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Ottawa

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	Kawaguchi	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.57	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.83	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6497	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3788	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.95	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15104	$17337

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115

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