Detroit vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$1241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$2983
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$1060
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$750
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
77
47
😀 Quality of life
88
62
🏙️ Population
639K
1.39M

The cost of living in Detroit is 64% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1947th and 4689th ($2032 vs $1241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 14th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 318th and 5768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Guadalajara

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Detroit Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$1418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$27.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$3091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$61.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$11768

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619

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