Beijing vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$2624
🏠 One person rent	$605	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$927
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$395
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$81
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$841
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	78	57
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.46M

The cost of living in Beijing is 3% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 4887th and 5084th ($1065 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 23rd in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Guadalajara. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 583rd and 5724th 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	$3.9	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$2720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$7804

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1217
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$873
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$672
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$812
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$681
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$881
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$912
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$774
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$830
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$741
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$763
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1094
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$812
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$630
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$774
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$765
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$682
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$784
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$996
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$915
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$793
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$781
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1185