Barcelona vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2949
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$575
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$998
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
47
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.39M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 74% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1659th and 4703rd ($2129 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 174th and 5440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Guadalajara

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Barcelona Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$11283

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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