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Oaxaca De Juarez vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Oaxaca De Juarez is 25.9% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 44.7% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Groceries: pay 40.3% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Transportation: pay 12.1% more in Oaxaca De Juarez
Housing: pay 55.7% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Childcare: pay 11.4% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Oaxaca De Juarez

The cost of transportation and clothing in Oaxaca De Juarez are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and childcare are lower in Oaxaca De Juarez.

Oaxaca De Juarez vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oaxaca De Juarez instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 44.7% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Oaxaca De Juarez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$25.16	$5.97 MX$109.24	-66.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.40	$8.41 MX$153.93	-23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.80	$1.30 MX$23.83	-34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.18	$0.72 MX$13.24	-53.5%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 40.3% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Oaxaca De Juarez
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.82	$2.73 MX$50.02	+0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.18	$3.26 MX$59.59	-44.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$12.10	$5.10 MX$93.36	-41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.92	$1.61 MX$29.53	-54.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$8.03	$2.22 MX$40.54	-61.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.67	$0.98 MX$18.02	-48.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.84	$0.54 MX$9.91	-9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.28	$0.83 MX$15.17	-49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.33	$0.25 MX$4.50	-85.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.55	$1.00 MX$18.24	-9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.04	$0.87 MX$15.84	-40.7%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 12.1% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Oaxaca De Juarez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.66	$4.91 MX$89.74	+21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$135.85	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$34,192.21	$23,070.30 MX$422,071.22	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.73	$17.91 MX$327.73	+20.9%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 55.7% less for housing

	Ottawa	Oaxaca De Juarez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.84	$24.43 MX$446.90	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,031.76	$660.44 MX$12,082.82	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,718.66	$470.45 MX$8,606.94	-61.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$166.35	$52.93 MX$968.28	-55.5%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 11.4% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Oaxaca De Juarez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,102.46	$416.17 MX$7,613.83	-47.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$22,034.96	$19,609.76 MX$358,760.54	+24.5%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Oaxaca De Juarez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$8.05	$2.31 MX$42.21	-59.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.24	$2.71 MX$49.66	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$18.11	$4.21 MX$76.97	-67.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$62.39	$32.57 MX$595.87	-27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$15.09	$5.43 MX$99.31	-49.7%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Oaxaca De Juarez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.89	$39.81 MX$728.28	-24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$54.43	$61.16 MX$1,118.90	+57.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$121.83	$67.85 MX$1,241.39	-22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$129.96	$102.23 MX$1,870.35	+10.0%
Average			+5.1%

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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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