Ottawa vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	50	49
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.48M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 121% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1290th and 5612th ($2236 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 14th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 167th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Zapopan

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	Ottawa	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$5160

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Cities near Ottawa

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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844