Amsterdam vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2442
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$652
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	921K	1.46M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 190% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 252nd and 5803rd ($2859 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 25th and 5559th 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	$20	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$6136

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1012
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$779
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$630
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$620
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$709
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$687
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$784
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$738
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$780
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$796
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$674
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$978
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$886
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$659
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$729
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$522
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$691
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$601
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$698
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$941
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$839
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$647
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$844
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1153