Beijing vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$589	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.46M

The cost of living in Beijing is 8% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 5355th and 4902nd ($1029 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 18th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 2546th and 5577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Guadalajara

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	Beijing	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$2697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$2377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$10889

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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