Jeju Island vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeju Island	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2726	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$473	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$448	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.3	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1427	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	18	49
😀 Quality of life	64	92
🏙️ Population	666K	1.02M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 49% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5121st and 1668th ($1079 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Jeju Island ranked 79th best city to live in South Korea vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5367th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Ottawa

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	Jeju Island	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.17	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.65	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8980	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5765	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.03	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.4	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21734	$17337

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1076
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1064
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$991
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$1008
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1014
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1062
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$996
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$917
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$981
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$970
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$963
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1111
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$961
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$993
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$944
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$964
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$994
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$823
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$932
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1032
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$982
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1002
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$918
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$928
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$944
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$956
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$946
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1114
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$924
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$991
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$909
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$960
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1005
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$934
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1005
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$909
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$915

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