Ottawa vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$2481
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	50	94
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	1.02M	726K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 111% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1290th and 5210th ($2236 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 346th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 167th and 517th 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	$17.6	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$5827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$3238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$7.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$13986

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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

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$1001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1070
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$982
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1057
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1252
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1037
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$942
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1071
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$983
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1106
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$976
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1112
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1074
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1003
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1061
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1121
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115