Ottawa vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$3373
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$705
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1173
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$468
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$2635
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	50	98
😀 Quality of life	92	77
🏙️ Population	1.02M	919K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 46% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1744th and 4157th ($2096 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 129th and 1195th 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	$16.1	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$11063

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1307
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1134
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1080
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1004
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1383
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1066
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1138
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1120
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1175
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1171
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1076
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$948
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1098
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1088
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1078
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1028
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1065
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1110
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1153
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$874
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1059
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1568
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$920
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$924
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1068
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1037
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1020
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1063