Cost of living comparison

Ottawa, Canada

compared to

Aguascalientes, Mexico

Aguascalientes vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Aguascalientes is 53.2% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 54.4% less in Aguascalientes
Groceries: pay 47.4% less in Aguascalientes
Transportation: pay 34.8% less in Aguascalientes
Housing: pay 70.2% less in Aguascalientes
Childcare: pay 83.3% less in Aguascalientes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.0% less in Aguascalientes
Clothing: pay 29.6% less in Aguascalientes

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Aguascalientes.

Aguascalientes vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aguascalientes instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 54.4% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Aguascalientes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$24.67	$6.70 MX$128.49	-62.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$14.80	$5.96 MX$114.22	-44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$2.98	$0.98 MX$18.72	-55.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.10	$0.69 MX$13.17	-55.1%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 47.4% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Aguascalientes
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 CA$3.64	$1.99 MX$38.17	-24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.28 CA$8.62	$3.85 MX$73.77	-38.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CA$13.63	$4.62 MX$88.53	-53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.55	$1.91 MX$36.66	-42.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89 CA$8.09	$3.72 MX$71.24	-36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 CA$2.66	$0.93 MX$17.92	-51.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.87	$0.41 MX$7.86	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$1.98	$0.37 MX$7.07	-74.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CA$2.32	$0.68 MX$13.04	-59.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 CA$1.65	$0.67 MX$12.84	-44.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.79	$0.53 MX$10.25	-59.1%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 34.8% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Aguascalientes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 CA$5.70	$4.45 MX$85.23	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 CA$127.03	$20.85 MX$399.76	-77.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$33,524.66	$20,600.62 MX$394,999.83	-15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.80 CA$25.81	$8.84 MX$169.42	-53.0%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 70.2% less for housing

	Ottawa	Aguascalientes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.21 CA$68.96	$21.01 MX$402.77	-58.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.51 CA$1,957.59	$359.89 MX$6,900.60	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.57 CA$1,743.43	$359.89 MX$6,900.60	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.33 CA$180.35	$31.63 MX$606.54	-75.9%
Average			-70.2%

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pay 83.3% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Aguascalientes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.72 CA$1,372.87	$170.02 MX$3,259.94	-83.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,936.07 CA$27,377.21	$3,276.24 MX$62,819.25	-83.6%
Average			-83.3%

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pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Aguascalientes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$7.89	$1.99 MX$38.07	-65.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.10	$2.85 MX$54.57	-23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.93 CA$17.76	$3.85 MX$73.77	-70.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.27 CA$63.54	$26.47 MX$507.63	-42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$14.80	$3.97 MX$76.14	-63.2%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 29.6% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Aguascalientes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.20 CA$78.54	$46.02 MX$882.44	-19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.39 CA$60.96	$33.06 MX$633.90	-25.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.78 CA$134.27	$78.60 MX$1,507.03	-19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.86 CA$152.23	$51.13 MX$980.36	-53.9%
Average			-29.6%

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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: June 2025

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