Guadalajara vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$607	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	49
😀 Quality of life	62	92
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.02M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 42% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4689th and 1668th ($1241 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 27th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5768th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Ottawa

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	Guadalajara	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$17337

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102

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