Ottawa vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	75
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.96M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 90% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1668th and 4988th ($2133 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 79th 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 Sapporo. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 123rd and 1640th 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	$16.4	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070