Beijing vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$575	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$652
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	75	57
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.46M

The cost of living in Beijing is 0% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 5387th and 5385th ($1016 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 15th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 989th and 5625th 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	$3.86	$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$5853

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214