Daegu vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Daegu	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1043	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2749	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$396	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$664	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	49
😀 Quality of life	77	92
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.02M

The cost of living in Daegu is 51% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5347th and 1668th ($1043 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 1141st and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Ottawa

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	Daegu	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$626	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6863	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5901	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.48	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.53	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.96	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.1	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27966	$17337

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$991
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$943
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$916
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1032
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1030
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$951
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$993
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1020
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$946
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$994
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$916
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1111
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$954
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1114
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$994
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$961
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$981
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$970
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$922
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$945
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$823
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$996
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$892
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$986
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1005
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1014
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1019
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$982
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$976
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$964
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1015
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$963
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1121

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