Ottawa vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	49	47
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.26M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 57% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1688th and 4430th ($2122 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 9th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 141st and 5342nd 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	$15.2	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$6434

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994