Ottawa vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$2911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.02M	9.67M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 54% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 1701st and 4104th ($2055 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 3rd 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 Seoul. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 162nd and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Seoul

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	Ottawa	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$20197

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Cities near Ottawa

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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019