Ottawa vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2055
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4624
$3640
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1940
$1858
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3115
$2180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
59
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
1.02M
504K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 108% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 1701st and 5569th ($2055 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 67th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Pohang ranked 41st in South Korea, while ranked 162nd and 3881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$1755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1649
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4939
$6467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4597
$2795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$6.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$942
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19030
$13584

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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

Cities near Pohang

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1388
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1059
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$991
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$995
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$1030
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$880
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1027
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$992
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$959
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1075
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1060
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$964
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$977
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$1000
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$998
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$979
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$983
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$1012
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1054
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$887
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$924
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$1037
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1016
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$900
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1059
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$901
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$936
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$992
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$987
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$977
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$1002
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$1019
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1074
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$1062
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$854
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$903
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1019
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1038
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1059