Osaka vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Osaka	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2247	$3150
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	50
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.02M

The cost of living in Osaka is 46% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4566th and 1290th ($1212 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 23rd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 18th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Ottawa

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	Osaka	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.05	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3644	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.2	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5653	$20100

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016

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