Busan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Busan	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2827	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2595	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	49
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	3.45M	1.02M

The cost of living in Busan is 48% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5007th and 1668th ($1114 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 27th in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 121st and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Ottawa

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	Busan	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.89	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.3	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.2%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8921	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7114	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$465	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15370	$17337

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$946
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1005
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1032
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$994
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$961
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$991
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1020
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$981
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$993
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1111
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1043
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$944
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1030
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$996
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$1008
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$943
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$916
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1014
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$970
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$944
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$916
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$951
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$954
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$823
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1062
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$994
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$932
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$968
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$965
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$977
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$955
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$954
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$940
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$934
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$922
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$963

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891