Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 33.2% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 94.8% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Ottawa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$18.44
CA$25.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$8.85
CA$12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$2.30
CA$3.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$1.67
CA$2.30
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$2.34
CA$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$6.00
CA$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$7.68
CA$10.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$3.15
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$5.22
CA$7.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$1.32
CA$1.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$5.28
CA$7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$92.56
CA$127.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,881.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$19.54
CA$26.88
|
|
pay 38.0% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$62.08
CA$85.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,793.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,570.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$123.67
CA$170.10
|
|
pay 49.8% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,552.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,261.49
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$5.90
CA$8.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$4.07
CA$5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$57.52
CA$79.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$11.80
CA$16.23
|
|
pay 32.5% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$61.22
CA$84.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$50.10
CA$68.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$95.91
CA$131.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$141.14
CA$194.13
|
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