Kyoto vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyoto	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$437	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1169	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1866	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	50
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.02M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 44% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4641st and 1701st ($1148 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 25th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 112th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Ottawa

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	Kyoto	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5311	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.1	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7056	$19030

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062

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