Ottawa vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$2620
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	91
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.23M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 101% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 1701st and 5342nd ($2055 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 49th 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 2.6 months in Suwon. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 162nd and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Suwon

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	Ottawa	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$12488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$6618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$7.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$75.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$21003

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1098
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1022
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1283
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1127
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1165
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1163
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1334
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1122
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1092
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1020
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1026
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1129
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1171
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1099
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1033
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1026
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1040
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1036
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1074
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$936
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1565
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$900
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$865
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1019
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1038
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1038