Barcelona vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2983
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1060
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$750
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
47
😀 Quality of life
90
62
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.39M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 70% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4689th ($2116 vs $1241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 205th and 5768th 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
$17.8
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$27.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$3091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$61.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$11768

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1280
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$990
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$925
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$983
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1157
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$806
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1007
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$999
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$885
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$746
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1023
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$899
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1417
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$914
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$920
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$946
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$956
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$910
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1202
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$817
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$950
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$952
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$664
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$894
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$926
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$803
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$866
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$1028
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1241
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$913
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1044
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$914
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$747
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$986
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1102