Ottawa vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$2738
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$933
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$2711
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	66
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.15M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 101% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1355th and 4812th ($2170 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 21st 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 Ulsan. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 117th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Ulsan

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	Ottawa	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$13766

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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 Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$963
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$973
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$907
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$989
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1029
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1073
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1113
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1006
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$953
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$882
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$910
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$1055
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$878
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$865
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1060
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$999
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$958
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$965
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$984
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$960
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$991
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1002
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$924
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$787
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$1009
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$967
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$903
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$963
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1056
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$945
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$845
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$923