Ottawa vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$2113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	49	95
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	1.02M	824K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 89% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1668th and 4967th ($2133 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 70th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 123rd and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Sakai

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	Ottawa	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$13407

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1047
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1071
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$996
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1005
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1031
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$994
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$999
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1162
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1044
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$981
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1004
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$979
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1046
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$996
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1041
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1008
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1029