Ottawa vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$712
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	59
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	1.02M	504K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 107% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 1668th and 5442nd ($2133 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 37th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 2.1 months in Pohang. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Pohang ranked 37th in South Korea, while ranked 123rd and 3673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Pohang

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	Ottawa	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$4.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$6756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$83.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$15535

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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

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1020
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1043
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$991
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$916
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1005
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$943
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$946
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1032
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1114
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$994
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$916
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$951
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$994
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$954
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$993
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$976
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1111
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$961
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$981
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$983
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1003
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$892
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$988
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$903
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$922
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$970
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$945
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$996
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$986
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1073
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$895
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$823
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$944
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1005
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1019
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1014