Mexico City vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1194
$2233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3024
$4953
🏠 One person rent
$615
$1320
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$2039
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$737
$3108
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
50
😀 Quality of life
68
89
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.02M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 47% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4617th and 1296th ($1194 vs $2233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 23rd in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 3380th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Ottawa

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Mexico City Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$1276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$2161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.9
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.38%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2792
$5183
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$4776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$95.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.2
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8475
$20126

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$838
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$785
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$722
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$882
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$737
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$831
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$729
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$758
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$815
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$770
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$847
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$730
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$736
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$708
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$814
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$790
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$940
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$786
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$795
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$946
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$764
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$624
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$600
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$749
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$692
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$722
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$730
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$691
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1232
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$756
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$658
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$675
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$710

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2342
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1679
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1997
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1999
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1829
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1917
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1796
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1835
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1901
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1809
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1789
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1922
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1741
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1902
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1797
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1811
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1915
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1971
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2003
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1774
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1886
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1680
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1848
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1858
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1917
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1949
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1820
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1895
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1945
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2059
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1824
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1850
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1736
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1919
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1888