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Ciudad Juarez vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Ciudad Juarez is 41.1% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 36.1% less in Ciudad Juarez
Groceries: pay 29.0% less in Ciudad Juarez
Transportation: pay 16.8% less in Ciudad Juarez
Housing: pay 58.2% less in Ciudad Juarez
Childcare: pay 77.7% less in Ciudad Juarez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.4% less in Ciudad Juarez
Clothing: pay 26.7% less in Ciudad Juarez

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ciudad Juarez.

Ciudad Juarez vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ciudad Juarez instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 36.1% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Ciudad Juarez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$8.12 MX$146.33	-54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$10.56 MX$190.23	-4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$1.19 MX$21.46	-40.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$0.86 MX$15.41	-45.1%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 29.0% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Ciudad Juarez
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$2.30 MX$41.46	-15.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$5.69 MX$102.43	-2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$6.15 MX$110.78	-28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$1.78 MX$32.13	-49.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$3.19 MX$57.52	-44.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.06 MX$19.03	-44.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.66 MX$11.95	+10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.79 MX$14.16	-51.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.08 MX$19.47	-35.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.71 MX$12.83	-35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$1.14 MX$20.58	-21.7%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 16.8% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Ciudad Juarez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$4.68 MX$84.29	+15.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$39.53 MX$712.14	-59.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$24,369.38 MX$438,987.57	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$11.37 MX$204.86	-23.3%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 58.2% less for housing

	Ottawa	Ciudad Juarez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$29.78 MX$536.54	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$397.13 MX$7,153.87	-72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$252.72 MX$4,552.46	-79.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$70.75 MX$1,274.40	-40.5%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 77.7% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Ciudad Juarez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$216.62 MX$3,902.11	-72.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$2,707.71 MX$48,776.40	-82.8%
Average			-77.7%

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pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Ciudad Juarez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$2.17 MX$39.02	-62.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$3.18 MX$57.31	-15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$4.66 MX$83.90	-64.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$33.17 MX$597.51	-25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$5.42 MX$97.55	-49.8%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 26.7% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Ciudad Juarez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$42.42 MX$764.16	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$78.52 MX$1,414.52	-9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$46.03 MX$829.20	-50.5%
Average			-26.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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