Amsterdam vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2949
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$998
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	921K	1.39M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 159% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 138th and 4703rd ($3165 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in the Netherlands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 24th and 5440th 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	$22	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$11283

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085