Calgary vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$463
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$927
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$81
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$841
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
53
49
😀 Quality of life
92
57
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.46M

The cost of living in Calgary is 104% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1526th and 5084th ($2113 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 23rd in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Guadalajara. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 66th and 5724th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$1139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$7804

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106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

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