Ottawa vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$2574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	92	99
🏙️ Population	1.02M	14.3M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 23% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1744th and 3130th ($2096 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 129th and 4th 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	$16.1	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$14795

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961