Ottawa vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$4192
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$683
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$1882
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$3018
😷 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 50% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 1355th and 3641st ($2170 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 117th and 23rd 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	$18.7	$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$19966

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1101
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1144
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1069
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1106
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1121
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1081
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1152
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1097
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1120
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1124
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1054
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1072
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1127
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$987
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1020
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1041
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1256
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1024
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$949
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1542
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$973
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$986
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$911
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1002
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$880
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$940
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1005
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1009
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$903
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$967
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$963