Denver vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Denver	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2848	$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6447	$2949
🏠 One person rent	$1737	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$998
🍽️ Food expenses	$748	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4578	$795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	47
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	716K	1.39M

The cost of living in Denver is 133% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 365th and 4703rd ($2848 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 218th and 5440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Guadalajara

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	Denver	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.7	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5706	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3714	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.29	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.53	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.9	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2053	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21391	$11283

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2391
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2548
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2627
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2649
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2382
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2288
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2749
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2642
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2729
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2542
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2594
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2800
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2534
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$3013
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2571
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2506
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2028
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2367
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$1961
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1900
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1674
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2417
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1875
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1741
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1524
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2237
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2470
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1730
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1646

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085