Bucheon vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucheon	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1090	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2599	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$667	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.9	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1317	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	49
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	772K	1.02M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 49% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5044th and 1688th ($1090 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 22nd in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucheon compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Bucheon ranked 14th best city to live in South Korea vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 1790th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucheon vs Ottawa

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	Bucheon	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.75	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10472	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5480	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.72	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.82	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.5	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.48	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19814	$17263

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Cities near Bucheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
12 km or 7.8 mi	Incheon	$1032
15 km or 9.4 mi	Gimpo	$1040
17 km or 11 mi	Anyang	$943
18 km or 11 mi	Goyang	$1052
20 km or 12 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
20 km or 12 mi	Ansan	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Gunpo	$1053
21 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1022
31 km or 19 mi	Siheung	$1313
31 km or 19 mi	Suwon	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Seongnam	$1455
33 km or 21 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
33 km or 21 mi	Guri	$1089
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
37 km or 23 mi	Paju	$1010
38 km or 24 mi	Hanam	$1152
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
41 km or 25 mi	Namyangju	$1094
43 km or 27 mi	Gwangju	$1179
47 km or 29 mi	Osan	$1019
47 km or 29 mi	Yongin	$1061
52 km or 32 mi	Dongducheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1557
57 km or 36 mi	Pocheon	$982
62 km or 39 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
63 km or 39 mi	Icheon	$1108
69 km or 43 mi	Dangjin	$952
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1016
79 km or 49 mi	Yeoju	$1033
84 km or 52 mi	Cheonan	$1128
85 km or 53 mi	Seosan	$917
94 km or 58 mi	Chuncheon	$819
102 km or 63 mi	Wonju	$1062
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1562
115 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$865
117 km or 73 mi	Chungju	$852
120 km or 75 mi	Gongju	$1009
121 km or 75 mi	Sejong	$971

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875