Niigata vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$446
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$3150
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
50
😀 Quality of life
67
89
🏙️ Population
791K
1.02M

The cost of living in Niigata is 50% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4902nd and 1290th ($1108 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 23rd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 3769th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Ottawa

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Niigata Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$5.89
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$20100

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884