Baltimore vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	49
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	586K	1.46M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 107% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1219th and 4902nd ($2323 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 18th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 128th and 5577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Guadalajara

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	Baltimore	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$2697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$2377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$10889

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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