Ottawa vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$2421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.02M	824K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 79% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1701st and 4649th ($2055 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 70th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 162nd and 558th 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	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$8371

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046