Niigata vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niigata	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	50
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	791K	1.02M

The cost of living in Niigata is 52% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5515th and 1744th ($1007 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 24th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 3269th and 129th 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	$5.38	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$552	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.49%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2422	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.8	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.1	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14992	$15527

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001

Cities near Ottawa

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