Ottawa vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$2185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	53
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	1.02M	686K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 137% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1688th and 6285th ($2122 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 758th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 141st and 186th 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	$15.2	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$14291

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$883
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$888
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$915
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1003
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$984
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$929
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$936
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$941
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1012
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$932
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1003
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1004
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1006
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1005
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1010
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1003
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1018
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1020
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1024
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$995
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1018
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1021
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1022
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1018
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1018
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1029
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1073
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$972
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1023
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1016