Ottawa vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$1764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.33M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 104% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1355th and 4896th ($2170 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 117th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Saitama

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Ottawa Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$13860

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039