Ottawa vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.33M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 115% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1290th and 5386th ($2236 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 167th and 592nd 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
$17.6
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$2.29
 Cappuccino
$3.95
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075