Ottawa vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$944
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
50
22
😀 Quality of life
90
57
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.96M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 83% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1355th and 4480th ($2170 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 12th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 117th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$3.96
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$4103

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684