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Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Tuxtla Gutierrez is 40.4% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 40.2% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Groceries: pay 19.5% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Transportation: pay 6.6% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Housing: pay 68.2% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Childcare: pay 85.5% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Clothing: pay 39.5% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Tuxtla Gutierrez.

Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tuxtla Gutierrez instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 40.2% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$6.50 MX$117.06	-63.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$7.26 MX$130.72	-34.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$1.35 MX$24.39	-32.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.08 MX$19.51	-30.5%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 19.5% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$2.44 MX$43.90	-10.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$12.05 MX$217.05	+106.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$5.06 MX$91.09	-41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$2.44 MX$43.90	-30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$3.28 MX$59.00	-43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.17 MX$21.02	-38.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.54 MX$9.70	-10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.33 MX$23.89	-18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$0.74 MX$13.27	-55.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.69 MX$12.39	-37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.98 MX$17.70	-32.7%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 6.6% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$5.05 MX$90.95	+24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$29.78 MX$536.54	-69.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$24.37 MX$438.99	+64.4%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 68.2% less for housing

	Ottawa	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$27.05 MX$487.28	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$324.93 MX$5,853.17	-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$230.16 MX$4,145.99	-81.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	??
Average			-68.2%

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pay 85.5% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$2,279.89 MX$41,069.73	-85.5%
Average			-85.5%

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pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Tuxtla Gutierrez
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	$3.79 MX$68.29	+1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$4.06 MX$73.16	-68.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$41.52 MX$747.90	-6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$5.90 MX$106.33	-45.3%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 39.5% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$33.85 MX$609.70	-35.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$16.25 MX$292.66	-58.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$67.69 MX$1,219.41	-22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$54.15 MX$975.53	-41.7%
Average			-39.5%

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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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