Ottawa vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
73
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.06M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 101% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1290th and 4890th ($2236 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 167th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Sendai

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Ottawa Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$3.95
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057