Ottawa vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$4139
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$825
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1461
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$441
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$2676
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	1.02M	14.3M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 26% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1668th and 3249th ($2133 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 123rd and 8th 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	$16.4	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$16728

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1176
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$993
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1160
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$979
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1072
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1116
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1011
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1097
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1073
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1115
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1048
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1070
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1013
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1073
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1005