Ottawa vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$2397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	50	94
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.02M	726K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 97% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1701st and 5219th ($2055 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 381st in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 162nd and 550th 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	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$16298

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143