Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Canada
  3. Ottawa
  4. Mexico
  5. Comparison
CAD
COMPARED TO
MXN

Mexico is 52.2% cheaper than Ottawa.

If you lived in Mexico instead of Ottawa, you would:
local_dining

pay 55.5% less for restaurants

  Ottawa help_outline Mexico help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.09
CA$19.20
$4.80
MX$85.01
-68.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.30
CA$10.56
$4.59
MX$81.18
-44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.60
CA$2.04
$0.75
MX$13.34
-53.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.26
CA$1.60
$0.55
MX$9.72
-56.3%
Average -55.5%
Ottawa vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 43.3% less for groceries

  Ottawa help_outline Mexico help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.25
CA$2.86
$1.44
MX$25.42
-36.1%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
CA$5.61
$2.58
MX$45.72
-41.4%
Milk (1 gallon) $7.35
CA$9.35
$3.38
MX$59.79
-54.0%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.48
CA$3.16
$1.43
MX$25.28
-42.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.42
CA$5.62
$2.11
MX$37.39
-52.2%
Apples (1 lb) $1.36
CA$1.73
$0.82
MX$14.45
-39.8%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.48
CA$0.62
$0.40
MX$7.09
-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.34
CA$1.71
$0.44
MX$7.72
-67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.32
CA$1.68
$0.51
MX$8.96
-61.8%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.73
CA$0.93
$0.47
MX$8.41
-35.3%
Onions (1 lb) $0.66
CA$0.85
$0.48
MX$8.47
-28.0%
Average -43.3%
Ottawa vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 35.6% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.13
CA$3.99
$3.46
MX$61.22
+10.4%
Monthly public transit pass $90.15
CA$114.71
$20.27
MX$358.73
-77.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,613.32
CA$24,957.16
$14,675.44
MX$259,774.45
-25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $14.13
CA$17.98
$7.06
MX$124.94
-50.0%
Average -35.6%
Ottawa vs. Mexico - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 68.2% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $49.08
CA$62.46
$24.01
MX$425.09
-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,206.08
CA$1,534.68
$296.47
MX$5,247.98
-75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $934.48
CA$1,189.09
$207.12
MX$3,666.24
-77.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $85.28
CA$108.51
$26.74
MX$473.42
-68.6%
Average -68.2%
Ottawa vs. Mexico - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 78.7% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $852.42
CA$1,084.68
$143.65
MX$2,542.84
-83.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,423.14
CA$14,535.49
$2,949.86
MX$52,216.42
-74.2%
Average -78.7%
Ottawa vs. Mexico - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.28
CA$6.72
$1.42
MX$25.12
-73.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.22
CA$4.10
$1.99
MX$35.25
-38.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $12.07
CA$15.36
$2.56
MX$45.40
-78.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $43.43
CA$55.26
$28.20
MX$499.21
-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.56
CA$13.44
$3.15
MX$55.76
-70.2%
Average -59.1%
Ottawa vs. Mexico - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 25.3% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $46.29
CA$58.90
$36.88
MX$652.78
-20.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.73
CA$45.47
$28.49
MX$504.35
-20.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $73.98
CA$94.14
$62.18
MX$1,100.72
-15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $99.55
CA$126.67
$54.97
MX$973.11
-44.8%
Average -25.3%
Ottawa vs. Mexico - Cost of clothing
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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: March 2021
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