Boston vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$463
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$927
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$81
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$841
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
92
57
🏙️ Population
676K
1.46M

The cost of living in Boston is 223% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 35th and 5084th ($3345 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 23rd 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.8 months in Guadalajara. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 83rd and 5724th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$1139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$2720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$7.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$7804

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

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