Amsterdam vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$1241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$2983
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$607
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$1060
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$750
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	921K	1.39M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 158% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 126th and 4689th ($3203 vs $1241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in the Netherlands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 13th and 5768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Guadalajara

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	Amsterdam	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$1418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$27.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$3091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$61.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$11768

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102