Chicago vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2509
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$652
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.46M

The cost of living in Chicago is 163% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 529th and 5385th ($2678 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 23rd and 5625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$5853

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

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