Ottawa vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2122
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4795
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3638
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
49
99
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.33M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 101% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1688th and 5168th ($2122 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 148th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 141st and 1050th 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
$15.2
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.79
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1259
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2157
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1775
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.4
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.27%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4527
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4215
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.92
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.98
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$899
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17263
$14598

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875

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
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096