Ottawa vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2122
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4795
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3638
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
49
73
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.06M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 111% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1688th and 5531st ($2122 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 141st and 2040th 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
$15.2
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.79
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1259
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2157
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1775
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.4
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.27%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4527
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4215
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.92
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.98
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$899
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17263
$4242

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014