Ottawa vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	22
😀 Quality of life	92	62
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.96M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 65% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1668th and 4578th ($2133 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 9th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 123rd and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Tijuana

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	Ottawa	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$4857

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667