Ottawa vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$3058
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$1540
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	73
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.96M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 76% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1290th and 4398th ($2236 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 31st 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 167th and 246th 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	$17.6	$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$11313

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1119
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1119
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1117
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1116
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1099
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1064
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1119
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1012
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1119
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1118
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1126
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1001
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$976
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1013
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$981
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1082
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1127
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1033
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1163
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1025
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$989
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1121
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$993
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$1018
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$996
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1160
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$1000
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1021
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1103
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1101
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1120
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1122
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1125
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1122
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1122
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1124