Boston vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2442
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$652
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
92
58
🏙️ Population
676K
1.46M

The cost of living in Boston is 252% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 32nd and 5803rd ($3467 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 16th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 89th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$6136

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1012
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$779
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$764
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$882
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$630
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$826
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$719
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$620
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$709
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$687
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1165
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$784
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$738
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$780
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$796
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$674
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$978
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$886
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$659
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$729
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$522
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$691
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$748
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$601
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$698
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$941
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$808
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$839
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$861
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$647
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$844
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1153