Guadalajara vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guadalajara	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2706	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$529	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	50
😀 Quality of life	63	92
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.02M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 47% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4902nd and 1744th ($1120 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 24th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 5577th and 129th 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	$10.8	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1245	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$757	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.86%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2697	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.26	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10889	$15527

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1162
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$913
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$749
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$815
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$717
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1030
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$832
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$858
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$861
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$901
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$860
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1108
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$753
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$896
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$894
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$615
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$846
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$873
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$764
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$803
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1184
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$943
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$687
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$926
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1166

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822