Ottawa vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$2575
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$2476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	50	94
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	1.02M	726K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 113% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1355th and 5176th ($2170 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 301st in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Sagamihara ranked 14th in Japan, while ranked 117th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Sagamihara

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	Ottawa	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$530
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$4893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$2981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$34
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$13982

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$999
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1127
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1075
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1041
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1045
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1117
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1102
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$1167
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1064
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$1267
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1091
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$1130
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1115
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$1126
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1037
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1067
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1046
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1110
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1046
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1042
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1105
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1087
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1051
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1112
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1091
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1166