Kawasaki vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kawasaki	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1249	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3397	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$545	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2537	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	50
😀 Quality of life	81	90
🏙️ Population	1.54M	1.02M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 39% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4340th and 1701st ($1249 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 25th 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 Kawasaki compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 497th and 162nd 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	$6.1	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$584	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$364	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$968	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6533	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3250	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.41	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.8	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$543	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15204	$19030

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1335
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1136
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1065
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$960
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1122
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$1023
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1103
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1077
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1045
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1098
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1124
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$948
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1231
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1116

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800