Auckland vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	49
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.46M

The cost of living in Auckland is 75% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 2124th and 4902nd ($1961 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in New Zealand and Mexico, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 170th and 5577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Guadalajara

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	Auckland	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$2697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$2377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$10889

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1162
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$913
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$749
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$815
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$717
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1030
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$832
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$858
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$861
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$901
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$860
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1108
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$753
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$896
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$894
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$615
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$846
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$873
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$764
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$803
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1184
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$943
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$687
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$926
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1166