Colorado Springs vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2421	$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5340	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$1548	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$2311	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4230	$652
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	62	49
😀 Quality of life	84	57
🏙️ Population	479K	1.46M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 138% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 917th and 5385th ($2421 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 840th and 15th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Colorado Springs ranked 104th best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 387th and 5625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Guadalajara

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	Colorado Springs	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.3	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2384	$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.6	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1681	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24682	$5853

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2373
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2425
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2509
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2525
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2315
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2381
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2674
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2495
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2577
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2432
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2618
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2737
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2784
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2958
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2568
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2661
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2624
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2661
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2001
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2451
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1892
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2396
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2211
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1711
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2623
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1706
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1768
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1985

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