Ottawa vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	1.02M	726K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 105% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1744th and 5415th ($2096 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 340th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 129th and 593rd 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	$16.1	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$10783

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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

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076