Mexico City vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$611
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$3150
😷 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 4630th and 1290th ($1190 vs $2236) 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 3360th and 167th 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
$10.3
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$20100

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

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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