Barcelona vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$529
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$739
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
49
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.46M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 86% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1764th and 4902nd ($2087 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 18th 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 229th and 5577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$2697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$2377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$10889

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

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