Ottawa vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2055
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4624
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1940
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3115
$2474
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
90
99
🏙️ Population
1.02M
14.3M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 28% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1701st and 3019th ($2055 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 3rd in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 162nd 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
$16
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1649
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4939
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4597
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$942
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19030
$15235

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101