Ottawa vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$1763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	75
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.96M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 87% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1688th and 4901st ($2122 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 141st and 196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Sapporo

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	Ottawa	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$9894

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1020
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1017
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1017
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1016
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1020
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1014
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$988
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$983
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$954
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1008
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1010
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1009
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$988
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$914
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$909
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$992
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1001
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$914
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$993
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1000
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$964
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$990
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$972
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$984
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1055
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1017
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1017
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$991
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1000
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$995
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1061