Chicago vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$529
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$739
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
97
63
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.46M

The cost of living in Chicago is 150% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 394th and 4902nd ($2799 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 18th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 16th and 5577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$2697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$2377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$10889

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$728
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1162
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$913
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$856
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$929
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1058
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$843
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$749
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$953
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$815
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$717
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1030
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$873
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1296
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$832
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$858
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$861
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$901
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$860
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1108
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$753
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$896
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$894
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$615
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$846
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$873
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$764
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$803
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$941
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1184
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$872
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$943
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$857
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$687
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$926
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1166