Chicago vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2442
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$652
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
96
58
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.46M

The cost of living in Chicago is 171% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 483rd and 5803rd ($2667 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 16th 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 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 20th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$6136

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1012
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$779
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$764
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$882
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$630
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$826
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$719
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$620
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$709
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$687
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1165
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$784
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$738
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$780
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$796
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$674
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$978
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$886
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$659
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$729
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$522
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$691
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$748
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$601
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$698
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$941
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$808
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$839
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$861
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$647
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$844
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1153