Ottawa vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$2601
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	89	99
🏙️ Population	1.02M	14.3M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 36% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1290th and 3085th ($2236 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 167th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Tokyo

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	Ottawa	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033