Guadalajara vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$985
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2442
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$442
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$3150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
49
50
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.02M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 56% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5803rd and 1290th ($985 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Guadalajara ranked 6th best city to live in Mexico vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 5559th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.48
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$716
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.8
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.9
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6136
$20100

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$709
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$1165
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$784
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$738
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$780
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$796
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$674
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$978
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$886
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$659
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$729
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$522
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$691
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$748
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$601
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$1223
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$698
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$879
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$941
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$808
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$828
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$839
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$1890
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$1871
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$1686
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$1849
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$1954
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