Niigata vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Niigata	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1018	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2580	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$433	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1251	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	49
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	791K	1.02M

The cost of living in Niigata is 52% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5436th and 1688th ($1018 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 22nd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 2749th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Niigata	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.43	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.48%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2634	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2645	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.2	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17418	$17263

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875