Ottawa vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$2644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	52
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	1.02M	686K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 105% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1744th and 5380th ($2096 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 315th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 129th and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Shizuoka

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	Ottawa	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$19584

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068