Cost of living comparison

compared to

Incheon vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 29.1% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% less in Incheon
Groceries: pay 21.7% more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 26.9% less in Incheon
Housing: pay 64.3% less in Incheon
Childcare: pay 49.2% less in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% less in Incheon
Clothing: pay 4.2% less in Incheon

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Incheon.

Incheon vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 49.4% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$6.72 ₩9,907	-62.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$6.30 ₩9,281	-42.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$1.32 ₩1,940	-34.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$0.66 ₩966	-57.9%
Average			-49.4%

Ottawa vs. Incheon - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 21.7% more for groceries

	Ottawa	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$2.95 ₩4,345	+8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$6.79 ₩10,011	+16.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$7.85 ₩11,565	-9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$2.93 ₩4,321	-16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$2.94 ₩4,336	-48.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$3.26 ₩4,809	+70.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$1.28 ₩1,892	+113.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$2.35 ₩3,466	+44.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$2.77 ₩4,086	+66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$1.50 ₩2,207	+35.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.86 ₩1,261	-41.3%
Average			+21.7%

Ottawa vs. Incheon - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 26.9% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$4.43 ₩6,524	+9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	$24.79 ₩36,533	-74.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$25,072.36 ₩36,951,647	+2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$8.16 ₩12,020	-45.0%
Average			-26.9%

Ottawa vs. Incheon - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 64.3% less for housing

	Ottawa	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$19.81 ₩29,198	-60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$539.51 ₩795,136	-62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$373.33 ₩550,219	-69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$118.88 ₩175,208
Average			-64.3%

Ottawa vs. Incheon - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 49.2% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$254.87 ₩375,621	-67.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$10,906.99 ₩16,074,725	-30.8%
Average			-49.2%

Ottawa vs. Incheon - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$3.17 ₩4,676	-44.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$3.48 ₩5,127	-7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$3.18 ₩4,693	-75.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$32.02 ₩47,197	-28.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$10.61 ₩15,642	-1.7%
Average			-31.5%

Ottawa vs. Incheon - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.2% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$49.77 ₩73,344	-5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$39.49 ₩58,201	+1.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$70.50 ₩103,903	-19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$99.06 ₩145,992	+6.6%
Average			-4.2%

Ottawa vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Ottawa vs.

Reykjavik

Ottawa vs.

Mexico City

Ottawa vs.

Vienna

Ottawa vs.

Canberra

Ottawa vs.

Dublin

Ottawa vs.

Hong Kong

Ottawa vs.

Kiev

Ottawa vs.

Cairo

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Canada vs. South Korea. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Canada and South Korea.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Ottawa

Add prices for Incheon

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Incheon or Ottawa. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.