Mesa vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mesa	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5566	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1501	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$669	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4509	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	67	50
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	504K	1.02M

The cost of living in Mesa is 8% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 891st and 1290th ($2416 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 23rd in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Mesa compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Mesa ranked 362nd best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 1361st and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Ottawa

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	Mesa	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2498	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2902	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2944	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.91	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.58	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.9	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1120	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10345	$20100

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2372
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2430
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2414
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2369
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1989
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2201
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2291
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2518
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2446
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2287
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2339
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2422
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2052
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2484
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1954
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$1986
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$786
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2638
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1792
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1886
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1928
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$758
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1842
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2643
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$955

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884