Ottawa vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$3035
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$477
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1011
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$2868
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	50	98
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	1.02M	919K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 98% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1290th and 4810th ($2236 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 12th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 167th and 938th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Seongnam

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	Ottawa	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$45.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$11353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$6094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$2.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$21935

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1087
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1057
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1074
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1085
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1003
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1025
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1461
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$970
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1142
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$990
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1077
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1025
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1008
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$941
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$966
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1067
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1036
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1041
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$989
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1020
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1140
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1222
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$839
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1025
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1567
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$1098
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$997
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1027
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1111
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1043
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1098