Ottawa vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	49	73
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.06M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 111% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1668th and 5585th ($2133 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 123rd and 2145th 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	$16.4	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$3.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$5002

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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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$940
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$941
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$942
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$941
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$942
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$945
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$944
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$947
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$950
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$949
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$953
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$965
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$966
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$970
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$970
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$943
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$982
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$948
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$958
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$948
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$969
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$976
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$991
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$958
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$993
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$926
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$942
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$954
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$961
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$997
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1014
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$975
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$968
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1016
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1022
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$983
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$999
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1022