Kawasaki vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3256
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$630
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2289
$3333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
50
😀 Quality of life
82
92
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.02M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 35% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4361st and 1744th ($1354 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 24th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 600th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Ottawa

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Kawasaki Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.7
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.61%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6324
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3178
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10654
$15527

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822