Ottawa vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	49	47
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.26M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 67% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1668th and 4609th ($2133 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 11th 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 Zapopan. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 123rd and 5628th 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	$16.4	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$6389

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986