Daegu vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	50
😀 Quality of life	70	90
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.02M

The cost of living in Daegu is 52% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5531st and 1701st ($995 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 25th 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 1.5 months in Ottawa. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 2337th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Daegu vs Ottawa infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/daegu/ottawa.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Daegu vs Ottawa infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/daegu/ottawa" target="_blank">Daegu vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Daegu vs Ottawa

Prices for goods and services in Daegu and Ottawa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Daegu	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$19030

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$992
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1075
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1027
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$988
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$1000
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$983
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1059
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$959
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$998
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$880
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1054
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$979
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1060
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$887
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$924
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$987
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$992
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$854
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$900
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1019
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1019
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1059
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1016
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$959
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$1012
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$937
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1038
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$970
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1151

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800