Okayama vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Okayama	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$871	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2340	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$309	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	70	49
😀 Quality of life	76	91
🏙️ Population	720K	1.02M

The cost of living in Okayama is 59% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6433rd and 1688th ($871 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 22nd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 1367th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Ottawa

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	Okayama	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.13	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6145	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3259	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.3	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.54	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.1	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.5	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$573	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14339	$17263

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$921
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$898
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$925
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$934
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$910
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$901
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$988
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$874
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$873
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1088
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1141
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1030
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$969
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$957
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$932
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$985
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$920
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$946
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$860
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$911
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$922
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$979
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$934
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$862
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$924
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$946
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1256
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1027
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1202
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$884
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$976
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1385
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1486
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1471

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