Ottawa vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$504
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$804
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$89.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	82
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.08M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 94% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 1668th and 5051st ($2133 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 14th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.8 months in Yongin. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 123rd and 2628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Yongin

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	Ottawa	Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$10778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$6021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$68.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$91.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$12887

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1179
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1292
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1134
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1425
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1112
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$988
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1162
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1053
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1117
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1363
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1120
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1167
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1121
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1057
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1092
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1068
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$937
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$984
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$892
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$903
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1008
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1049
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$986
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$986
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$867
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1019
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$1003
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1563