Cologne vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2983
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1060
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$750
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
47
😀 Quality of life
96
62
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.39M

The cost of living in Cologne is 60% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 2067th and 4689th ($1990 vs $1241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 14th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 15th and 5768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Guadalajara

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Cologne Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$27.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$3091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$61.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$11768

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1280
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$990
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$925
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$983
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1157
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$806
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1007
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$999
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$885
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$746
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1023
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$899
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1417
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$914
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$920
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$946
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$956
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$910
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1202
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$817
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$950
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$952
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$664
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$894
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$926
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$803
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$866
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$1028
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1241
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$913
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1044
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$914
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$747
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$986
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1102