Baltimore vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2949
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$998
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	47
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	586K	1.39M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 82% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1429th and 4703rd ($2224 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 15th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 138th and 5440th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$11283

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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