Mexico City vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$663
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$2926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
50
😀 Quality of life
66
90
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.02M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 41% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4206th and 1355th ($1288 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 25th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 4184th and 117th 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
$10.1
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$5.99
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$21213

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874