Ottawa vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1249
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1952
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3871
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
49
99
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.33M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 99% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1668th and 5151st ($2133 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 152nd in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 123rd and 1177th 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
$16.4
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.25
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2126
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1662
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.9
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.48%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4318
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3670
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.5
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.18
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.3
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$882
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17337
$15321

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1866
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2229
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1703
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1868
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1896
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1930
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1935
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1934
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1476
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1927
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1923
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1914
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2047
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1876
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1733
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1907
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1862
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1928
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1940
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1923
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2080
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1897
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1846
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1861
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1723
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102