Chengdu vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$240	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$652
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	49
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.46M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 39% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 7421st and 5385th ($623 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 1890th and 5625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Guadalajara

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	Chengdu	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$5853

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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