Mexico City vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$721
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$3333
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
50
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.02M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 36% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4418th and 1744th ($1331 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 24th 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 Mexico City compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 3317th and 129th 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
$12
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$15527

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822