Osaka vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Osaka	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$599	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$1002	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1959	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	50
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.02M

The cost of living in Osaka is 41% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4626th and 1744th ($1237 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 24th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 34th and 129th 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	$6.61	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$695	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4071	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2710	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.59	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.9	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13640	$15527

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997

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