Guadalajara vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	49
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.02M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 42% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4703rd and 1688th ($1222 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 5440th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guadalajara	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$17263

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875