Ottawa vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$2476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	65
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.13M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 94% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1701st and 5096th ($2055 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 31st 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 2.3 months in Ulsan. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 162nd and 2492nd 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	$16	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$13412

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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 Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1027
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$988
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1060
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1075
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$998
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$983
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$887
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$924
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$992
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1054
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$880
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$977
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1000
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$903
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$964
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$989
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$987
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1059
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1012
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$992
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$854
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$977
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$902
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$936
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1019
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1037
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1019
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$864
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$959