Cologne vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2442
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$652
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
49
😀 Quality of life
97
58
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.46M

The cost of living in Cologne is 88% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 2308th and 5803rd ($1851 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 16th 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 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 16th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$6136

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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