Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.4 times more expensive than Saitama.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Saitama, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Saitama
|
Ottawa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
¥956
|
$20.55
CA$27.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.02
¥597
|
$10.82
CA$14.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥131
|
$2.40
CA$3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
¥102
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 53.7% more for groceries
Saitama
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
¥218
|
$2.80
CA$3.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
¥827
|
$7.33
CA$9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
¥780
|
$8.50
CA$11.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
¥317
|
$3.17
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥267
|
$5.57
CA$7.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
¥222
|
$1.90
CA$2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
¥156
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
¥184
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥262
|
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
¥155
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
¥82
|
$1.27
CA$1.72
|
|
pay 66.2% more for transportation
Saitama
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
¥625
|
$4.21
CA$5.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.70
¥3,822
|
$94.40
CA$128.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,866.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.77
¥3,535
|
$19.29
CA$26.19
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Saitama
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
$53.74
CA$72.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.48
¥57,330
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,940.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.86
¥33,442
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,784.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
$137.00
CA$186.07
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Saitama
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.61
¥26,117
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,416.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,487.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Saitama
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
¥311
|
$5.87
CA$7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
¥366
|
$3.87
CA$5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
¥569
|
$12.48
CA$16.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.34
¥5,255
|
$48.45
CA$65.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.19
¥1,218
|
$11.01
CA$14.95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Saitama
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
$60.17
CA$81.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
$48.38
CA$65.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
$104.51
CA$141.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.37
¥14,332
|
$113.29
CA$153.86
|
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