Ottawa vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$2991
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$2799
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
98
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
1.02M
949K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 94% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 1355th and 4659th ($2170 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 9th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 117th and 696th 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
$18.7
$5.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$44.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$3.09
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$11327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$5965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$8.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$29.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$19963

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1081
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1063
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1069
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1054
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1444
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$987
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1256
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1152
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$949
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1024
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$986
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1144
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$983
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1088
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1124
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1020
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$973
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$986
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1041
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1072
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1077
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$880
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$940
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$911
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1002
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1542
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$1009
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$903
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1005
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$967
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$963
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$949