Boston vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2509
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$652
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
91
57
🏙️ Population
676K
1.46M

The cost of living in Boston is 249% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 24th and 5385th ($3547 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 15th 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 103rd and 5625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$5853

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

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