Cologne vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2509
🏠 One person rent
$947
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$652
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
49
😀 Quality of life
96
57
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.46M

The cost of living in Cologne is 72% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 2551st and 5385th ($1744 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 15th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 12th and 5625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$5853

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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