Cost of living comparison

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Tokyo is 20.5% cheaper than Ottawa.

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 53.8% less for restaurants

 
Ottawa
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.96
CA$24.99
$6.51
¥994
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.78
CA$14.99
$5.21
¥795
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
CA$3.02
$1.12
¥170

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

 
Ottawa
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.65
CA$3.69
$1.63
¥249
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.28
CA$8.74
$7.01
¥1,071
Milk (1 gallon) $9.92
CA$13.80
$5.89
¥899

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

 
Ottawa
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.15
CA$5.77
$4.42
¥675
Monthly public transit pass $92.50
CA$128.69
$58.62
¥8,949
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,412.64
CA$33,961.64
$21,767.76
¥3,322,958

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pay 27.5% less for housing

 
Ottawa
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.21
CA$69.86
$31.86
¥4,864
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,425.51
CA$1,983.10
$1,120.28
¥171,016
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,269.57
CA$1,766.16
$582.98
¥88,995

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pay 37.0% less for childcare

 
Ottawa
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $999.72
CA$1,390.76
$533.29
¥81,410
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,936.07
CA$27,734.07
$14,506.96
¥2,214,559

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pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ottawa
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.75
CA$8.00
$3.26
¥497
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
CA$5.16
$3.40
¥519
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.93
CA$17.99
$3.91
¥597

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

 
Ottawa
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.20
CA$79.57
$52.60
¥8,030
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.39
CA$61.75
$36.87
¥5,628
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.78
CA$136.02
$63.41
¥9,680

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