Cost of living comparison

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Anyang vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Anyang is 16.7% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants
pay 49.2% less in Anyang
Groceries
pay 33.2% more in Anyang
Transportation
pay 10.8% less in Anyang
Housing
pay 49.2% less in Anyang
Childcare
pay 49.2% less in Anyang
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.8% less in Anyang
Clothing
pay 16.2% more in Anyang

The cost of groceries and clothing in Anyang are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Anyang.

Anyang vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Anyang instead of Ottawa, you would:

pay 49.2% less for restaurants

 
Ottawa
Anyang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.99
CA$24.55
$6.72
₩9,678
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.01
CA$15.02
$6.37
₩9,169
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
CA$2.73
$1.32
₩1,895

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pay 33.2% more for groceries

 
Ottawa
Anyang
Bread
1 loaf
$2.73
CA$3.72
$2.95
₩4,245
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.85
CA$7.98
$7.31
₩10,527
Milk (1 gallon) $8.65
CA$11.81
$9.36
₩13,478

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

 
Ottawa
Anyang
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
CA$5.53
$4.29
₩6,170
Monthly public transit pass $97.12
CA$132.56
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,444.83
CA$33,363.53
$26,696.92
₩38M

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pay 49.2% less for housing

 
Ottawa
Anyang
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$49.93
CA$68.14
$16.34
₩23,533
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,452.55
CA$1,982.52
$353.78
₩509K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,228.71
CA$1,677.01
$247.65
₩357K

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pay 49.2% less for childcare

 
Ottawa
Anyang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $788.18
CA$1,075.74
$254.87
₩367K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,753.32
CA$21,500.92
$10,906.99
₩16M

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pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ottawa
Anyang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.76
CA$7.86
$2.83
₩4,075
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.74
CA$5.11
$3.42
₩4,924
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.95
CA$17.67
$3.18
₩4,584

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pay 16.2% more for clothing

 
Ottawa
Anyang
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.82
CA$72.10
$64.86
₩93,385
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.91
CA$53.11
$60.14
₩86,593
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.10
CA$118.88
$70.50
₩102K

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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