Mesa vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	67	50
😀 Quality of life	73	90
🏙️ Population	504K	1.02M

The cost of living in Mesa is 17% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 933rd and 1701st ($2413 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th and 25th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 1561st and 162nd 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	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$19030

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800