Beijing vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$2949
🏠 One person rent	$648	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$998
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.39M

The cost of living in Beijing is 9% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 4987th and 4703rd ($1108 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 15th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 2361st and 5440th 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	$4.47	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$11283

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

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