Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 40.6% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
$8.28
MX$137.73
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.19
|
$6.95
MX$115.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.17
|
$1.06
MX$17.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.31
|
$0.78
MX$12.91
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.22
|
$2.09
MX$34.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.26
|
$4.43
MX$73.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.58
|
$5.45
MX$90.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.34
|
$2.15
MX$35.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.19
|
$3.19
MX$53.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
$1.21
MX$20.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.62
MX$10.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.83
|
$0.71
MX$11.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
$0.76
MX$12.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
$0.78
MX$13.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
$0.73
MX$12.22
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.28
|
$4.92
MX$81.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$127.51
|
$17.77
MX$295.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,924.09
|
$22,067.99
MX$367,277.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.92
|
$5.52
MX$91.82
|
|
pay 54.2% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$85.52
|
$28.01
MX$466.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,795.86
|
$826.42
MX$13,754.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,572.73
|
$480.11
MX$7,990.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$170.38
|
$40.24
MX$669.72
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,554.49
|
$377.91
MX$6,289.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,305.10
|
$8,870.11
MX$147,625.18
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.13
|
$2.76
MX$45.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.61
|
$2.89
MX$48.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
$3.86
MX$64.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$79.24
|
$49.94
MX$831.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.26
|
$4.97
MX$82.64
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$84.34
|
$56.86
MX$946.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$69.02
|
$37.51
MX$624.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$132.12
|
$92.48
MX$1,539.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$194.44
|
$95.13
MX$1,583.18
|
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