Cologne vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$967
$463
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$927
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$81
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$841
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
92
49
😀 Quality of life
96
57
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.46M

The cost of living in Cologne is 69% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 2484th and 5084th ($1752 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 23rd 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 0.8 months in Guadalajara. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 12th and 5724th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$7804

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1217
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$873
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$865
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$854
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$672
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$818
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$812
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$681
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$881
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$789
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1303
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$912
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$774
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$830
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$741
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$763
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1094
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$1076
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$707
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$812
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$630
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$774
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$765
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$682
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$784
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$996
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$900
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$915
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$994
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$793
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$781
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1185