Ottawa vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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