Ottawa vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$2607
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	49	98
😀 Quality of life	92	76
🏙️ Population	1.02M	919K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 50% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1668th and 4288th ($2133 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 123rd and 1327th 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	$16.4	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$12598

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1292
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1030
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1120
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1044
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1167
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1134
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1050
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1092
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$937
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1068
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1053
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1121
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$867
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$984
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1563
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$892
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$986
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1003
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1019