Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 20.5% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
|
Ottawa
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$25.82
|
$6.51
¥1,019
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.78
CA$15.49
|
$5.21
¥815
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
CA$3.12
|
$1.12
¥175
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CA$2.20
|
$0.75
¥117
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
|
Ottawa
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
CA$3.81
|
$1.63
¥256
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$9.03
|
$7.01
¥1,097
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
CA$14.26
|
$5.89
¥921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
CA$4.77
|
$2.09
¥326
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
CA$8.46
|
$3.26
¥511
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
CA$2.78
|
$2.38
¥372
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.92
|
$1.06
¥166
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
CA$2.07
|
$2.65
¥414
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
CA$2.43
|
$2.42
¥378
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
CA$1.73
|
$1.29
¥202
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
CA$1.88
|
$1.26
¥198
|
|
pay 1.8% more for transportation
|
Ottawa
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
CA$5.97
|
$4.42
¥692
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.50
CA$132.98
|
$58.62
¥9,171
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$35,093.90
|
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.80
CA$27.02
|
$27.88
¥4,361
|
|
pay 27.5% less for housing
|
Ottawa
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.21
CA$72.18
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,425.51
CA$2,049.22
|
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,269.57
CA$1,825.04
|
$582.98
¥91,204
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.33
CA$188.79
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
|
Ottawa
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$999.72
CA$1,437.13
|
$533.29
¥83,431
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,936.07
CA$28,658.70
|
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ottawa
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
CA$8.26
|
$3.26
¥509
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
CA$5.33
|
$3.40
¥532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
CA$18.59
|
$3.91
¥611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.27
CA$66.52
|
$67.16
¥10,506
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
CA$15.49
|
$12.38
¥1,936
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
|
Ottawa
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.20
CA$82.22
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.39
CA$63.81
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.78
CA$140.56
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.86
CA$159.36
|
$82.89
¥12,968
|
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